townsperson
noun
townsperson is spelled T-O-W-N-S-P-E-R-S-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, townsperson means “An inhabitant of a town” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of townsperson is townspersons or townspeople.
How many letters and syllables are in townsperson?
| Letters | 11: T-O-W-N-S-P-E-R-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 townsperson?
Townsperson appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 townsperson?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-townsperson.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-townsperson.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of townsperson
- townspersons plural
- townspeople plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does townsperson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of a town.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Townsperson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense inhabitant of a town – see also townsman, townswoman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | citadin, citadine |
| German | Stadtbewohner, Stadtbewohnerin, Städter, Städterin |
| Spanish | pueblero, pueblerino |
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 townsperson come from?
From town + -s- + person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).