tribune
/ˈtɹɪbjuːn/noun
tribune is spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tribune means “An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tribune is tribunes.
How many letters and syllables are in tribune?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-B-U-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tribune?
Tribune appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 tribune?
- /ˈtɹɪbjuːn/
- /tɹɪˈbjuːn/
Tribune 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tribune.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tribune?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tribune.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: turbine.
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 tribune
- tribunes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tribune mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An elected official in Ancient Rome, a tribune of the plebs.
- 2
A military officer in Ancient Rome ranking below a legate and above a centurion, a military tribune.
- 3
A protector of the people; a public figure who appeals to and on behalf of the people through oratory.
- 4
The domed or vaulted apse in a cathedral housing the bishop's throne (see).
- 5
Synonym of pulpit, a platform, a place or opportunity to express one's opinion
The new magazine's goal is to give a tribune to unmarried mothers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tribune in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 tribune come from?
From Middle English tribune, from Old French tribun, tribune, from Latin tribunus (“tribune, tribal leader”), from tribus (“tribe”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).