progesterone
/pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/noun
progesterone is spelled P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, progesterone means “A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of progesterone is progesterones.
How many letters and syllables are in progesterone?
| Letters | 12: P-R-O-G-E-S-T-E-R-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 progesterone?
Progesterone appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 progesterone?
- UK /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛstəɹəʊn/
- US /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/
Progesterone 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-progesterone.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-progesterone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with progesterone?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as progesterone from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstəɹoʊn/):
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 progesterone
- progesterones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does progesterone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
- 2
A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Progesterone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the steroid hormone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | progestérone |
| German | Progesteron |
| Portuguese | progesterona |
| Spanish | progesterona |
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 progesterone come from?
From pro- + Latin gestāre (“to bear, to carry”) + English -one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).