Pauline
/ˈpɔˌlaɪn/adjective, noun
Pauline is spelled P-A-U-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Pauline means “Of or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Pauline?
| Letters | 7: P-A-U-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 Pauline?
Pauline appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 Pauline?
- /ˈpɔːˌlaɪn/
- US /ˈpɔˌlaɪn/
- US /ˈpɔˌlin/
Pauline 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-Pauline_(Paul).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Pauline
- Paulines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pauline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Paul the Apostle, his writings, his doctrines, and the form of Christianity that arose from them.
noun
- 1
A member of a religious order named after Paul the Apostle.
- 2
A person who follows or is associated with Paul the Apostle or his doctrines.
- 3
One of the Pauline epistles.
- 4
A member of St Paul’s School, London.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pauline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to Paul the Apostle and his doctrines:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | paulinisch |
| Portuguese | paulino |
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 Pauline come from?
Inherited from Middle English Paulyn, from Latin Paulīnus. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).