priory
/ˈpɹaɪəɹ.i/noun
priory is spelled P-R-I-O-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, priory means “A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of priory is priories.
How many letters and syllables are in priory?
| Letters | 6: P-R-I-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 priory?
Priory appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 priory?
- /ˈpɹaɪəɹ.i/
- /ˈpɹaɪ.əɹ.i/
Priory has 3 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)-Vealhurl-priory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of priory
- priories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Priory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense monastery or convent governed by a prior or prioress:
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 priory come from?
From Anglo-Norman priorie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).