honors
hon·ors/ˈɑn.ɚz/adjective, noun, verb
honors is spelled H-O-N-O-R-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hon·ors). It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, honors means “At an excelling level in academics” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in honors?
| Letters | 6: H-O-N-O-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hon·ors |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is honors?
Honors appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce honors?
- US /ˈɑn.ɚz/
- UK /ˈɒn.əz/
Honors has 2 syllables, split hon·ors in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-honors.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of honors
- honours
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does honors mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
At an excelling level in academics.
I'm taking honors math this year.
noun
- 1
plural of honor
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of honor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).