policewoman
noun
policewoman is spelled P-O-L-I-C-E-W-O-M-A-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, policewoman means “A female police officer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of policewoman is policewomen.
How many letters and syllables are in policewoman?
| Letters | 11: P-O-L-I-C-E-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 policewoman?
Policewoman appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 policewoman?
- US
Policewoman has 4 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)-Vininn126-policewoman.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-policewoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of policewoman
- policewomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does policewoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female police officer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate policewoman?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of policewoman: PW.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Policewoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a female police officer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | policière, agente de police |
| German | Polizistin, Polizeibeamtin, Polizeifrau |
| Portuguese | polícia, policial |
| Spanish | policía, agente, agente de policía |
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 policewoman come from?
From police + -woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).