communique
/kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪ/noun
communique is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-Q-U-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, communique means “Alternative form of communiqué” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of communique is communiqués or communiques.
How many letters and syllables are in communique?
| Letters | 10: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 communique?
Communique appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 communique?
- UK /kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪ/
- UK /kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪ/
Communique has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-communiqué.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with communique?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as communique from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/, British pronunciation):
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).
Forms of communique
- communiqués plural
- communiques plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communique mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of communiqué.
noun
- 1
An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communique in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense official announcement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | communiqué |
| German | Kommuniqué |
| Portuguese | comunicado |
| Spanish | comunicado |
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 communique come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French communiqué (“something communicated”), past participle of communiquer (“to communicate”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).