composure
com·po·sure/kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/noun
composure is spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-U-R-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables (com·po·sure). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, composure means “Calmness of mind or temperament” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of composure is composures.
How many letters and syllables are in composure?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-P-O-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: com·po·sure |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 composure?
Composure appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 composure?
- US /kəmˈpoʊʒɚ/
- UK /kəmˈpəʊʒə/
Composure has 3 syllables, split com·po·sure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-composure.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with composure?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as composure from its last stressed vowel (/oʊʒəɹ/):
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 composure
- composures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does composure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Calmness of mind or temperament.
- 2
obsoleteThe act of composing
- 3
obsoleteSomething which is composed; a composition.
- 4
obsoleteOrderly adjustment; disposition.
- 5
obsoleteFrame; make; temperament.
- 6
obsoleteA combination; a union; a bond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Composure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense calmness of mind or matter, self-possession:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calme, quiétude, contenance |
| German | Gelassenheit, Fassung, Haltung, innere Ruhe, Selbstbeherrschung, Contenance |
| Portuguese | compostura, comedimento |
| Spanish | compostura, entereza |
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 composure come from?
From compose + -ure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).