preman
noun
preman is spelled P-R-E-M-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preman means “A member of an organized criminal gang in Indonesia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preman is premans or premen.
How many letters and syllables are in preman?
| Letters | 6: P-R-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 preman?
Preman appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of preman
- premans plural
- premen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of an organized criminal gang in Indonesia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does preman come from?
From Indonesian preman, from Dutch vrijman (“freeman”). Doublet of freeman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).