pronominal
/pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/adjective, noun
pronominal is spelled P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pronominal means “Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pronominal?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-N-O-M-I-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pronominal?
Pronominal appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 pronominal?
- /pɹəʊˈnɒmɪnəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pronominal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pronominal
- more pronominal comparative
- most pronominal superlative
- pronominals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pronominal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or functioning as a pronoun.
noun
- 1
A phrase that acts as a pronoun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pronominal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of a pronoun:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronominal |
| German | fürwörtlich, pronominal |
| Portuguese | pronominal |
| Spanish | pronominal |
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 pronominal come from?
From Late Latin prōnōminālis, from Latin prōnōmen, prōnōminis. By surface analysis, pro- + nominal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).