proconsul
/pɹoʊˈkɑn.səl/noun
proconsul is spelled P-R-O-C-O-N-S-U-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proconsul means “A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proconsul is proconsuls.
How many letters and syllables are in proconsul?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-C-O-N-S-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd 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 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 proconsul?
Proconsul appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 proconsul?
- UK /pɹəʊˈkɒn.səl/
- US /pɹoʊˈkɑn.səl/
Proconsul 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).
What rhymes with proconsul?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proconsul from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnsəl/):
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 proconsul
- proconsuls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proconsul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of a province.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proconsul in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in ancient Rome: a magistrate who served as a consul and then as the governor of:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | proconsul |
| German | Statthalter |
| Portuguese | procônsul |
| Spanish | procónsul |
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 proconsul come from?
From Latin prōcōnsul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).