promote
pro·mote/pɹəˈmoʊt/verb
promote is spelled P-R-O-M-O-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pro·mote). It appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, promote means “To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in promote?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-M-O-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pro·mote |
| In writing | 36 times per million words; the 2,669th 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; 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 promote?
Promote appears 36 times per million words in written English, the 2,669th 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 promote?
- US /pɹəˈmoʊt/
- UK /pɹəˈməʊt/
Promote has 2 syllables, split pro·mote in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-promote.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with promote?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as promote from its last stressed vowel (/oʊt/):
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 promote
- promotes present, singular, he/she/it
- promoting participle, present
- promoted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does promote mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To raise (someone) to a more important, responsible, or remunerative job or rank.
He promoted his clerk to office manager.
- 2
To advocate or urge on behalf of (something or someone); to attempt to popularize or sell by means of advertising or publicity.
They promoted the abolition of daylight saving time.
- 3
To encourage, urge or incite.
- 4
To elevate to a higher league.
At the end of the season, three teams are promoted to the Premier League.
- 5
To increase the activity of (a catalyst) by changing its surface structure.
- 6
To exchange (a pawn) for a queen or other piece when it reaches the eighth rank.
Having crossed the chessboard, his pawn was promoted to a queen.
- 7
To move on to a subsequent stage of education.
At the end of Primary 6 students can promote directly to the secondary section of SIS.
- 8
To treat (a value) as a more capable data type or as having higher priority.
to promote an int to a long
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Promote in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | promouvoir, promotionner , faire la promotion de... |
| German | befördern, promovieren , fördern , umwandeln |
| Portuguese | promover |
| Spanish | promover, ascender |
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 promote come from?
From Latin prōmōtus, perfect passive participle of prōmoveō (“move forward, advance”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).