Pokemon
Po·ké·mon/ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/noun
Pokemon is spelled P-O-K-E-M-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Po·ké·mon). It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pokemon means “Informal form of Pokémon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Pokemon?
| Letters | 7: P-O-K-E-M-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Po·ké·mon |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,456th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Pokemon?
Pokemon appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,456th 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 Pokemon?
- UK /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/
- US /ˈpoʊ.kə.mɑn/
- US /ˈpoʊkiˌmɑn/
Pokemon has 3 syllables, split Po·ké·mon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-Pokémon.ogg, En-us-Pokémon.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Pokemon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalInformal form of Pokémon.
noun
- 1
A pocket monster; a fictional creature from the universe of the Pokémon franchise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pokemon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fictional creature:
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.