proselyte
/ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/noun, verb
proselyte is spelled P-R-O-S-E-L-Y-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, proselyte means “One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of proselyte is proselytes.
How many letters and syllables are in proselyte?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-S-E-L-Y-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 proselyte?
Proselyte appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 proselyte?
- UK /ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/
- US /ˈpɹɑsəˌlaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-proselyte.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with proselyte?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as proselyte (/ɑsəlaɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: polyester.
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 proselyte
- proselytes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- proselyting participle, present
- proselyted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does proselyte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
verb
- 1
To proselytize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Proselyte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who has converted to a religion:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prosélyte, néophyte |
| German | Proselyt, Judengenosse |
| Portuguese | prosélito, neófito |
| Spanish | neófito, prosélito |
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 proselyte come from?
From Old French proselite, from Late Latin proselytus (“proselyte, alien resident”), from Ancient Greek προσήλυτος (prosḗlutos, “newcomer, convert”) (from πρός (prós, “to, towards”) and the stem -ηλυ- of ἐλήλυθα (elḗlutha), perfect of ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, “come”)), translation of Hebrew גר (ger) in the Septuagint translation of the Torah (e.g., Exodus 12:49); also used in Matthew 23:15, Acts 2:10, Acts 6:5.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).