townsfolk
noun
townsfolk is spelled T-O-W-N-S-F-O-L-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, townsfolk means “The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in townsfolk?
| Letters | 9: T-O-W-N-S-F-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th 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 townsfolk?
Townsfolk appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 townsfolk?
Townsfolk 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).
What does townsfolk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The people who live in a town, especially the lower and middle classes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Townsfolk in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | citadins |
| German | Städter, Stadtbewohner, Bürger, Leute der Stadt, Leute in der Stadt, Stadtleute |
| Portuguese | cidadãos |
| Spanish | puebleros, pueblerinos |
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 townsfolk come from?
From town + -s- + folk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).