promulge

verb

"promulge" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“promulge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To promulgate; to publish or teach.

Corpus desk

Index EN-promulge · promulge · English

promulge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for promulge
PropertyValue
Headwordpromulge
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “promulge” in English

promulgeranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

promulge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To promulgate; to publish or teach.".

promulge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Compare French promulguer. See promulgate. The correct English form is promulge, spelled P-R-O-M-U-L-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To promulgate; to publish or teach.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how promulge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. the prince by his edict may promulge a new code, more ſuited to the preſent emergencies.
  2. Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they were promulged

Etymology

Compare French promulguer. See promulgate.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "promulge"?
"promulge" is spelled P-R-O-M-U-L-G-E.
What does "promulge" mean?
As a verb, "promulge" means: To promulgate; to publish or teach.
What is the origin of the word "promulge"?
Compare French promulguer. See promulgate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list