president
pre·si·dent/ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/noun, verb
president is spelled P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pre·si·dent). It appears 282 times per million words in written English, the 338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “precedent vs president” about 50 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, president means “The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of president is presidents.
How many letters and syllables are in president?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pre·si·dent |
| In writing | 282 times per million words; the 338th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is president?
President appears 282 times per million words in written English, the 338th 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 president?
- US /ˈpɹɛz.ɪ.dənt/
- Australia /ˈpɹez.ɪ.dənt/
- /ˈpɹe̝z.ɘ.dɘnt/
President has 3 syllables, split pre·si·dent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-the_president.ogg, En-us-president.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with president
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: precedent.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of president
- presidents plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pres.
- presidenting participle, present
- presidented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does president mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The head of state of a republic, sometimes also the head of government as well, particularly (US politics) the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States of America.
The vast majority of presidents have been male.
- 2
A person presiding over a corporation, usually an executive overseeing daily operations under a chief executive officer but sometimes a separate position held by a CEO.
- 3
A person presiding over a meeting.
- 4
A person presiding over a dinner or similar informal conversation.
At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night.
verb
- 1
To act as president; to do presidential duties.
noun
- 1
An honorific for the head of state of a republic.
the President of the United States
adjective
- 1
archaicOccupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest authority; presiding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate president?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of president: pres't, pres., prez.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
President in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | président, présidente |
| German | Präsident, Präsidentin , Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende, Vorsitzer, Vorsitzerin |
| Portuguese | presidente, presidenta |
| Spanish | presidente, presidenta , presidente director |
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 president come from?
From Old French president, from Latin praesidēns (“presiding over; president, leader”) (accusative: praesidentem). The Latin word is the substantivized present active participle of the verb praesideō (“preside over”). The verb is composed from prae (“before”) and sedeō (“sit”). The original meaning of the verb is 'to sit before' in the sense of presiding at a meeting. A secondary meaning of the verb is 'to command, to govern'. So praesidēns means 'the presiding one on a meeting' or 'governor, commander'.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).