acquis
ac·quis/ɑˈki/noun
acquis is spelled A-C-Q-U-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ac·quis). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acquis means “The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in acquis?
| Letters | 6: A-C-Q-U-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ac·quis |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 acquis?
Acquis appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 acquis?
- UK /aˈkiː/
- US /ɑˈki/
Acquis has 2 syllables, split ac·quis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-acquis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with acquis?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as acquis from its last stressed vowel (/i/):
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).
What does acquis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The accumulated legislation, legal acts, and court decisions which constitute the total body of European Union law.
- 2
The accumulated legislation and decisions of any international community.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acquis come from?
Shortened from acquis communautaire: French acquis (“that has been acquired or obtained”) + communautaire (“of the community”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).