probationer
/pɹoʊˈbeɪʃənɚ/noun
probationer is spelled P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, probationer means “One who is on probation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of probationer is probationers.
How many letters and syllables are in probationer?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-B-A-T-I-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 probationer?
Probationer appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 probationer?
- US /pɹoʊˈbeɪʃənɚ/
- UK /pɹə(ʊ)ˈbeɪʃənə/
Probationer has 4 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)-Flame,_not_lame-probationer.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-probationer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with probationer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as probationer (/eɪʃənəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reprobation.
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 probationer
- probationers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does probationer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is on probation.
- 2
ScotlandOne who is licensed to preach, but not ordained to a pastorate.
- 3
UKA chorister in their training period before full admission to a choir, whether or not that period is probationary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does probationer come from?
From probation + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).