sporran
spor·ran/ˈspɔɹən/noun
sporran is spelled S-P-O-R-R-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (spor·ran). It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sporran means “A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sporran is sporrans.
How many letters and syllables are in sporran?
| Letters | 7: S-P-O-R-R-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: spor·ran |
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 sporran?
Sporran appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 sporran?
- UK /ˈspɒɹən/
- US /ˈspɔɹən/
- /ˈspɑɹən/
Sporran has 2 syllables, split spor·ran in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sporran.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sporran?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sporran from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹən/):
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 sporran
- sporrans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sporran mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sporran in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pouch worn with kilt:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sporran |
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 sporran come from?
From Scottish Gaelic sporan (“purse”), from Middle Irish sparán, possibly from Late Latin bursa (“purse”), ultimately from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa, “leather, hide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).