prud'homme
/pɹuˈdʌm/noun
prud'homme is spelled P-R-U-D-H-O-M-M-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prud'homme means “A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prud'homme is prud'hommes.
How many letters and syllables are in prud'homme?
| Letters | 9: P-R-U-D-H-O-M-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 prud'homme?
Prud'homme appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 prud'homme?
- UK /ˈpruːdɒm/
- US /pɹuˈdʌm/
Prud'homme has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with prud'homme?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prud'homme from its last stressed vowel (/ʌm/):
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 prud'homme
- prud'hommes plural
- prudhomme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prud'homme mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicAn honorable, upstanding man.
- 2
A male member of an employment tribunal or labor court in certain French-speaking countries, formed of employers and employees.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prud'homme come from?
Borrowed from French prud'homme. Compare prude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).