protégé
/ˈpɹoʊtəˌʒeɪ/noun
protégé is spelled P-R-O-T-É-G-É: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, protégé means “A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of protégé is protégés or proteges.
How many letters and syllables are in protégé?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-T-É-G-É |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 protégé?
Protégé appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 protégé?
- UK /ˈpɹɒtəʒeɪ/
- US /ˈpɹoʊtəˌʒeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-protégé.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with protégé?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as protégé from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtəʒeɪ/):
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 protégé
- protégés plural
- protege
- proteges plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does protégé mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).
His status as a protégé of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of protégé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Protégé in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who is guided and supported:
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 protégé come from?
Borrowed from French protégé, past participle of protéger (“to protect”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).