plaudit
/ˈplɔːdɪt/noun, verb
plaudit is spelled P-L-A-U-D-I-T: 7 letters and 2 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, plaudit means “A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plaudit is plaudits.
How many letters and syllables are in plaudit?
| Letters | 7: P-L-A-U-D-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (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 plaudit?
Plaudit 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 plaudit?
- /ˈplɔːdɪt/
Plaudit 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-plaudit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plaudit
- plaudits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- plauditing participle, present
- plaudited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plaudit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.
The plaudits reverberated thunderously in the auditorium.
- 2
An award or commendation; a formal recognition of approval or achievement.
Sofie has been showered in plaudits for her paradigm-shifting discoveries.
verb
- 1
rareTo issue or confer a plaudit upon.
Floris grumpily yammered on about how the actors hardly deserved to be plaudited.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plaudit come from?
For earlier plaudite, borrowed from Latin plaudite, second-person plural imperative of plaudere (“to applaud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).