suffragan
suf·fra·gan/ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/noun
suffragan is spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (suf·fra·gan). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suffragan means “A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suffragan is suffragans.
How many letters and syllables are in suffragan?
| Letters | 9: S-U-F-F-R-A-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: suf·fra·gan |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 suffragan?
Suffragan appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 suffragan?
- UK /ˈsʌ.fɹə.ɡən/
- US /ˈsə.fɹə.ɡən/
Suffragan has 3 syllables, split suf·fra·gan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-suffragan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of suffragan
- suffragans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suffragan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
- 2
An auxiliary bishop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does suffragan come from?
From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).