pelerin
obsolete
pelerin is spelled P-E-L-E-R-I-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pelerin means “A pilgrim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pelerin is pelerins.
How many letters and syllables are in pelerin?
| Letters | 7: P-E-L-E-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 pelerin?
Pelerin appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 pelerin?
Pelerin 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 pelerin
- pilleryn
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pelerin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA pilgrim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pelerin come from?
From Middle English pelerin, from Old French pelerin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”). Doublet of pilgrim.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).