spokeswoman
noun
spokeswoman is spelled S-P-O-K-E-S-W-O-M-A-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spokeswoman means “A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spokeswoman is spokeswomen.
How many letters and syllables are in spokeswoman?
| Letters | 11: S-P-O-K-E-S-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 spokeswoman?
Spokeswoman appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 spokeswoman?
Spokeswoman has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-spokeswoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spokeswoman
- spokeswomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spokeswoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spokeswoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman who speaks as the voice of a group of people:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | porte-parole |
| German | Sprecherin, Wortführer |
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 spokeswoman come from?
From spoke (“past participle of speak”) + -s- + woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).