sharon
/ˈʃæɹən/verb
sharon is spelled S-H-A-R-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sharon means “Wrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sharon?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th 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 sharon?
Sharon appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 sharon?
- /ˈʃæɹən/
Sharon has 2 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: En-au-Sharon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sharon
- sharons present, singular, he/she/it
- sharoning participle, present
- sharoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
slangWrapping leftover foods to take home from any kind of social function such as a birthday or wedding.
noun
- 1
UKderogatoryslangA working-class female.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sharon come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog sharon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).