blackshirt
noun
blackshirt is spelled B-L-A-C-K-S-H-I-R-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blackshirt means “A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blackshirt is blackshirts.
How many letters and syllables are in blackshirt?
| Letters | 10: B-L-A-C-K-S-H-I-R-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is blackshirt?
Blackshirt appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 blackshirt?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blackshirt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of blackshirt
- blackshirts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blackshirt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
- 2
Any member of a fascist party.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of blackshirt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blackshirt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chemise noire, squadriste |
| German | Schwarzhemd, Squadrist, Squadristin |
| Portuguese | camisa negra |
| Spanish | camisa negra, escuadrista |
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 blackshirt come from?
From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).