souverain
noun
souverain is spelled S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, souverain means “A gold coin of several former polities of the Netherlands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of souverain is souverains.
How many letters and syllables are in souverain?
| Letters | 9: S-O-U-V-E-R-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 souverain?
Souverain appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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).
Forms of souverain
- souverains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does souverain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gold coin of several former polities of the Netherlands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does souverain come from?
Ultimately from French souverain. Doublet of sovereign.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).