migrant
/ˈmaɪɡɹənt/noun, adjective
migrant is spelled M-I-G-R-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, migrant means “A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of migrant is migrants.
How many letters and syllables are in migrant?
| Letters | 7: M-I-G-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th 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 migrant?
Migrant appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 migrant?
- /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/
Migrant has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-migrant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of migrant
- migrants plural
- more migrant comparative
- most migrant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does migrant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
- 2
Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
- 3
informalA person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
- 4
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.
adjective
- 1
Migratory.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Migrant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | migratorio, migratoria , migrante |
| French | migrateur, migratrice, immigré, immigrée |
| German | Migrant, Migrantin |
| Portuguese | migrante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does migrant come from?
Borrowed from French migrant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).