proc
/pɹɑk/noun, verb
proc is spelled P-R-O-C: 4 letters. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proc means “Abbreviation of procedure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proc is procs.
How many letters and syllables are in proc?
| Letters | 4: P-R-O-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 proc?
Proc appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 proc?
- UK /pɹɒk/
- US /pɹɑk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with proc?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proc from its last stressed vowel (/ɑk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: corp, crop.
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 proc
- procs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- proccing participle, present
- procced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proc mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of procedure.
- 2
A special and possibly random event, typically activated by clicking on an object.
- 3
Abbreviation of processor.
verb
- 1
To cause a proc to occur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does proc come from?
The video game sense is from the abbreviation of procedure. The folk etymology from programmed random occurrence is a backronym.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).