acquiesce
/ˌækwiˈɛs/verb
acquiesce is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, acquiesce means “To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acquiesce?
| Letters | 9: A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 acquiesce?
Acquiesce appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 acquiesce?
- /ˌækwiˈɛs/
Acquiesce has 3 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: En-us-acquiesce.ogg, En-us-acquiesce2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of acquiesce
- acquiesces present, singular, he/she/it
- acquiescing participle, present
- acquiesced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acquiesce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
- 2
To concur upon conviction; to accept tacitly; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
to acquiesce in an opinion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Acquiesce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aquiescer |
| Spanish | aquiescer, ser aquiescente con, mostrar aquiescencia a |
| French | acquiescer |
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 acquiesce come from?
Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescō; ad + quiescō (“to rest”), from quies (“rest”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).