Pasquill
[pasˈkvɪl]
The verdict
“Pasquill” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - anonyme/pseudonyme Schmäh-, Spottschrift
Corpus desk
Index DE-pasquill · Pasquill · German
Pasquill · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pasquill |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pasˈkvɪl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pasquill“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pasquill is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pasˈkvɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "anonyme/pseudonyme Schmäh-, Spottschrift".
Zero misspellings are on record for Pasquill in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Pasquill, spelled P-A-S-Q-U-I-L-L.
Definition
- 1anonyme/pseudonyme Schmäh-, Spottschrift
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pasquill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Lange Zeit hat man übrigens geglaubt, die Verhaftung und lebenslängliche Inhaftierung de Sades sei durch ein ihm zugeschriebenes Pasquill »Zoloé et ses deux acolytes« (Zoloé und ihre beiden Meßgehilfen) veranlaßt worden, das sich recht boshaft mit dem Privatleben Joséphines, der Gattin Bonapartes, befaßte.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.