proa
/ˈpɹoʊ.ə/noun
proa is spelled P-R-O-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proa means “A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proa is proas.
How many letters and syllables are in proa?
| Letters | 4: P-R-O-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is proa?
Proa appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 proa?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊ.ə/
- US /ˈpɹoʊ.ə/
Proa has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-proa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proa?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proa from its last stressed vowel (/oʊə/):
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 proa
- proas plural
- parao
- perahu
- prahu
- prau
- prow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sailing vessel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prao |
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 proa come from?
From Malay perau, a variant of perahu. In some forms via Portuguese parão or Dutch prauw; in some forms assimilated to prow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).