acquiescence
/ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/
"acquiescence" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“acquiescence” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,594 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #54,594
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satis...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | acquiescence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #54,594 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “acquiescence” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for acquiescence is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæk.wiːˈɛs.əns/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,594 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for acquiescence in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French acquiescence. The correct English form is acquiescence, spelled A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- 2Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is A-C-Q-U-I-E-S-C-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.