pronoun
pro·noun/ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/noun
pronoun is spelled P-R-O-N-O-U-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pro·noun). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pronoun means “A part of speech that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pronoun is pronouns.
How many letters and syllables are in pronoun?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-N-O-U-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pro·noun |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 pronoun?
Pronoun appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 pronoun?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊ.naʊn/
- US /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/
Pronoun has 2 syllables, split pro·noun in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pronoun.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pronoun
- pronouns plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pronoun mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A part of speech that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.
- 2
Any of the third-person pronouns by which a person prefers to be referred to, typically reflecting their gender identity; often communicated as a subject–object pair.
My pronouns are she/her. What are your pronouns?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate pronoun?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of pronoun: pron, pron..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pronoun in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of speech:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pronom |
| German | Fürwort, Personwort, Personenwort, Pronomen, Pronom |
| Portuguese | pronome |
| Spanish | pronombre |
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 pronoun come from?
From pro- + noun, modeled on Middle French pronom, from Latin pronomen, itself a calque of Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντωνῠμῐ́ᾱ (ăntōnŭmĭ́ā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).