krugerrand
noun
krugerrand is spelled K-R-U-G-E-R-R-A-N-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, krugerrand means “Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of krugerrand is krugerrands.
How many letters and syllables are in krugerrand?
| Letters | 10: K-R-U-G-E-R-R-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is krugerrand?
Krugerrand appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 krugerrand?
Krugerrand has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of krugerrand
- krugerrands plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does krugerrand mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Krugerrand.
noun
- 1
A gold coin minted in South Africa, containing a full troy ounce of gold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does krugerrand come from?
Named for the obverse's picture of Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).