prosecutor
/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/noun
prosecutor is spelled P-R-O-S-E-C-U-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prosecutor means “A prosecuting attorney” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prosecutor is prosecutors.
How many letters and syllables are in prosecutor?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-S-E-C-U-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is prosecutor?
Prosecutor appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 prosecutor?
- US /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/
Prosecutor has 4 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)-Vealhurl-prosecutor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prosecutor
- prosecutors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prosecutor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A prosecuting attorney.
Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
- 2
A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate prosecutor?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of prosecutor: cutor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prosecutor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | procureur , procuratrice, procureuse |
| German | Staatsanwalt, Staatsanwältin , Amtsanwalt, Ankläger |
| Portuguese | procurador, procuradora , promotor, promotora |
| Spanish | procurador fiscal, promotor fiscal , acusador |
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 prosecutor come from?
First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).