procrustean
/pɹəʊˈkɹʌsti.ən/adjective
procrustean is spelled P-R-O-C-R-U-S-T-E-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, procrustean means “Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in procrustean?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-C-R-U-S-T-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is procrustean?
Procrustean appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 procrustean?
- UK /pɹəʊˈkɹʌsti.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-procrustean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of procrustean
- more procrustean comparative
- most procrustean superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procrustean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or special circumstances.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of procrustean.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Procrustean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Enforcing strict conformity through disregard of individual differences or speci:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | procústeo |
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.