pope

Other forms of pope

plural

popes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pope

What does pope mean?

pope means "the head of the Roman Catholic Church". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pope?

pope has 1 syllable: pope. In IPA it is /ˈpoʊp/.

What is another word for pope?

Close synonyms include Catholic Pope, Roman Catholic Pope, pontiff, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pope a common word?

pope is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.