praise
/pɹeɪz/noun, verb
praise is spelled P-R-A-I-S-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, praise means “Commendation; favourable representation in words” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of praise is praises.
How many letters and syllables are in praise?
| Letters | 6: P-R-A-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is praise?
Praise appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 praise?
- US /pɹeɪz/
- British /pɹɛjz/
- Australia /pɹæɪz/
Praise has one syllable (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: En-us-praise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with praise?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as praise from its last stressed vowel (/eɪz/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aspire, spirea.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of praise
- praises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- praising participle, present
- praised participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does praise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Commendation; favourable representation in words.
The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.
- 2
Worship, glorification, adoration.
praise of God
verb
- 1
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Praise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | louange , louer, féliciter, prôner, vénérer |
| German | Lob , loben, preisen, lobpreisen, anbeten |
| Portuguese | louvor , louvar, enaltecer, elogiar , adoração |
| Spanish | alabanza, loa, enaltecimiento, elogio, popamiento , adoración |
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 praise come from?
From Middle English praise, preyse, from the verb (see below). Doublet of prize. Displaced native Middle English lof from Old English lof (“praise”) and Middle English loenge, loange from Old French löenge, löange (“praise”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).