procurator
proc·u·ra·tor/ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/noun
procurator is spelled P-R-O-C-U-R-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables (proc·u·ra·tor). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, procurator means “A tax collector” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of procurator is procurators.
How many letters and syllables are in procurator?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-C-U-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: proc·u·ra·tor |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 procurator?
Procurator appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 procurator?
- UK /ˈpɹɒkjʊˌɹeɪtə/
- US /ˈpɹɑkjəˌɹeɪtɚ/
- /ˌpɹɒkjʊˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Procurator has 4 syllables, split proc·u·ra·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-procurator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of procurator
- procurators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does procurator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tax collector.
- 2
An agent or attorney.
- 3
A legal officer who both investigates and prosecutes crimes, found in some inquisitorial legal systems, particularly communist or formerly communist states – see public procurator
- 4
The governor of a small imperial province.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does procurator come from?
Inherited from Middle English procuratour, from Anglo-Norman procuratour, from Latin prōcūrātor, from prōcūrō (“to procure”) (English procure). Equivalent to procure + -ator and a doublet of proctor and procurer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).