pr
adjective
pr is spelled P-R: 2 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pr means “Abbreviation of present” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pr?
| Letters | 2: P-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th 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 pr?
Pr appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 pr?
Pr 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).
What does pr mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Abbreviation of present.
noun
- 1
Initialism of public relations.
- 2
Initialism of proportional representation.
- 3
Initialism of permanent residence.
- 4
Initialism of police report.
- 5
Initialism of personal representative.
- 6
Initialism of personal recognizance (bond).
- 7
Initialism of personal record.
- 8
Initialism of purchase requisition.
adverb
- 1
Initialism of per-rectal or per rectum.
verb
- 1
informalTo perform public relations work, such as promoting or managing publicity for something.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of propyl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).