object
ob·ject/ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/noun, verb
object is spelled O-B-J-E-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ob·ject). It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, object means “A thing that has physical existence but is not alive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of object is objects.
How many letters and syllables are in object?
| Letters | 6: O-B-J-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ob·ject |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th 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 object?
Object appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 object?
- UK /ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/
- US /ˈɑb.d͡ʒɛkt/
As a verb (“To disagree with or oppose something or someone…”): /əbˈd͡ʒɛkt/.
Object has 2 syllables, split ob·ject in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-object-noun.ogg, En-us-object-verb.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of object
- objects plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- objecting participle, present
- objected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does object mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- 2
Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- 3
The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- 4
A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
- 5
A cause for attention or concern.
the object of a strongly worded censure
- 6
An instantiation of a class or structure.
- 7
An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
Similarly, there is a category whose objects are groups and whose arrows are the homomorphisms from one group to another.
- 8
obsoleteSight; show; appearance; aspect.
c. 1610s, George Chapman, Batrachomyomachia He, advancing close / Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose / In glorious object.
verb
- 1
To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
I object to the proposal to build a new airport terminal.
- 2
obsoleteTo offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
- 3
obsoleteTo set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
early 17th century, Edward Fairfax, Godfrey of Bulloigne: or The recovery of Jerusalem. Of less account some knight thereto object, / Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate object?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of object: NQR, obj, obj..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Object in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | objet, chose , s'opposer, objecter |
| German | Gegenstand, Objekt, Sache, Ding , dagegen sein , Ziel |
| Portuguese | objeto , objetar , complemento , objetivo |
| Spanish | objeto , objetar, poner pegas , objecto |
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.