protestant
/ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/adjective, noun
protestant is spelled P-R-O-T-E-S-T-A-N-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, protestant means “Alternative letter-case form of Protestant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in protestant?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-T-E-S-T-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.5 times per million words; the 9,463rd 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 protestant?
Protestant appears 6.5 times per million words in written English, the 9,463rd 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 protestant?
- UK /ˈpɹɒtɪstənt/
- US /ˈpɹɑtɪstənt/
Protestant has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-protestant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Protestant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of protestant
- more protestant comparative
- most protestant superlative
- protestants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does protestant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
a protestant effort
- 2
Protesting.
noun
- 1
One who protests; a protester.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Protestant.
noun
- 1
A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or in some cases later).
- 2
A member of the Church of England or Church of Ireland, as distinct from Protestant nonconformists or dissenters.
To unite the whole people of Ireland; to abolish the memory of all past dissensions; and to substitute the common name of Irishman in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic, and Dissenter–these were my means.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to several denominations of Christianity that separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Protestant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | protestant, protestante |
| German | Protestant, Protestantin , protestantisch, evangelisch |
| Portuguese | protestante |
| Spanish | protestante, salvacuatro |
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 protestant come from?
See Protestant. The legal sense either has the same source or is simply protest + -ant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).