proletarian
/ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/adjective, noun
proletarian is spelled P-R-O-L-E-T-A-R-I-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, proletarian means “Of or relating to the proletariat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in proletarian?
| Letters | 11: P-R-O-L-E-T-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th 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 proletarian?
Proletarian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th 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 proletarian?
- UK /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
- US /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
Proletarian has 5 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)-Wodencafe-proletarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proletarian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as proletarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiən/):
- humanitarian
- Bulgarian
- vegetarian
- authoritarian
- ovarian
- sectarian
- totalitarian
- veterinarian
- bavarian
- egalitarian
- unitarian
- antiquarian
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 proletarian
- more proletarian comparative
- most proletarian superlative
- proletarians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proletarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the proletariat.
noun
- 1
A member of the proletariat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proletarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prolétaire, prolétarien , prolo |
| German | proletarisch , Proletarier, Proletarierin |
| Portuguese | proletário , proletária |
| Spanish | proletario , proletaria |
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 proletarian come from?
From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).