puritan
pu·ri·tan/ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/noun, adjective
puritan is spelled P-U-R-I-T-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (pu·ri·tan). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, puritan means “A puritanical person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puritan is puritans.
How many letters and syllables are in puritan?
| Letters | 7: P-U-R-I-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pu·ri·tan |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is puritan?
Puritan appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 puritan?
- UK /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/
- UK /ˈpjɔː-/
- US /ˈpjʊ.ɹɪ.tən/
Puritan has 3 syllables, split pu·ri·tan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-puritan.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Puritan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of puritan
- puritans plural
- more puritan comparative
- most puritan superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puritan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
derogatoryA puritanical person.
adjective
- 1
derogatoryActing or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex; ascetic.
noun
- 1
A member of a particular Protestant religious sect advocating greater purity and piety.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of puritan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Puritan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | puritano |
| French | puritain |
| German | puritanisch , Puritaner |
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 puritan come from?
See Puritan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).