plutocrat
noun
plutocrat is spelled P-L-U-T-O-C-R-A-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plutocrat means “Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plutocrat is plutocrats.
How many letters and syllables are in plutocrat?
| Letters | 9: P-L-U-T-O-C-R-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 plutocrat?
Plutocrat appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 plutocrat?
Plutocrat 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 plutocrat
- plutocrats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plutocrat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.
Near-synonym: oligarch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plutocrat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ploutocrate |
| German | Plutokrat, Plutokratin |
| Portuguese | plutocrata |
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 plutocrat come from?
From pluto- + -crat, after plutocracy, from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).