persecutory
per·se·cu·to·ry/ˌpɝsəˈkjutəɹi/adjective
persecutory is spelled P-E-R-S-E-C-U-T-O-R-Y: 11 letters and 5 syllables (per·se·cu·to·ry). It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, persecutory means “Of or relating to persecution” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in persecutory?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-S-E-C-U-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: per·se·cu·to·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is persecutory?
Persecutory appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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 persecutory?
- UK /ˌpɜːsəˈkjuːtəɹi/
- US /ˌpɝsəˈkjutəɹi/
Persecutory has 5 syllables, split per·se·cu·to·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with persecutory?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as persecutory from its last stressed vowel (/utəɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does persecutory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to persecution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).