prole
/pɹoʊl/noun
prole is spelled P-R-O-L-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prole means “A member of the proletariat; a proletarian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prole is proles.
How many letters and syllables are in prole?
| Letters | 5: P-R-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 prole?
Prole appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 prole?
- UK /pɹəʊl/
- US /pɹoʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prole?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prole from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: loper, perlo.
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 prole
- proles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- proling participle, present
- proled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
- 2
informalA pleb (ordinary person).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo prowl; to proll.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prole come from?
From proletarian by shortening.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).