honoree

Name: honoree, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌɑn.ɚˈi/

//ˌɑn.ɚˈi// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“honoree” is an uncommon English word, ranked #56,809 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#56,809
frequency rank, English: 7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who receives an honor or award.

Key facts for honoree
Property	Value
Headword	honoree
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌɑn.ɚˈi/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#56,809
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “honoree” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). honoree lands here:

#56,809

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for honoree is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɑn.ɚˈi/. Corpus data places it at rank #56,809 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One who receives an honor or award.".

honoree doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From honor + -ee. The correct English form is honoree, spelled H-O-N-O-R-E-E.

Definition

1
One who receives an honor or award.

Etymology

From honor + -ee.

Synonyms

honorand

Antonyms

honorer

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "honoree"?

"honoree" is spelled H-O-N-O-R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɑn.ɚˈi/.

What does "honoree" mean?

As a noun, "honoree" means: One who receives an honor or award.

How do you pronounce "honoree"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "honoree" is /ˌɑn.ɚˈi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "honoree"?

From honor + -ee. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “honoree”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is H-O-N-O-R-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌɑn.ɚˈi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.