salutatorian
sa·lu·ta·tor·i·an/səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/noun
salutatorian is spelled S-A-L-U-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-N: 12 letters and 6 syllables (sa·lu·ta·tor·i·an). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salutatorian means “The person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salutatorian is salutatorians.
How many letters and syllables are in salutatorian?
| Letters | 12: S-A-L-U-T-A-T-O-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: sa·lu·ta·tor·i·an |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 salutatorian?
Salutatorian appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 salutatorian?
- /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/
- US /səˌluː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/
- UK /səˌljuː.təˈtɔːɹ.iː.ən/
Salutatorian has 6 syllables, split sa·lu·ta·tor·i·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with salutatorian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as salutatorian from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiən/):
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 salutatorian
- salutatorians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salutatorian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe person who graduates high school with the second-highest GPA and thus gets to give the salutatory address during the graduation ceremony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salutatorian come from?
From salutatory + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).