dastard
/ˈdæstɚd/noun, adjective, verb
dastard is spelled D-A-S-T-A-R-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dastard means “A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dastard is dastards.
How many letters and syllables are in dastard?
| Letters | 7: D-A-S-T-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 dastard?
Dastard appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 dastard?
- UK /ˈdɑːstəd/
- UK /ˈdæstəd/
- US /ˈdæstɚd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-dastard.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dastard?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dastard from its last stressed vowel (/æstəɹd/):
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 dastard
- dastards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more dastard comparative
- most dastard superlative
- dastarding participle, present
- dastarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dastard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
adjective
- 1
Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.
verb
- 1
To dastardize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dastard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Feigling, Heimtücker , hinterhältig, heimtückisch |
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 dastard come from?
From Middle English dastard (“a dullard”), most likely formed from *dast, a base derived from Old Norse dæstr (“exhausted, breathless”) + -ard. Compare Icelandic dasaður (“exhausted”), dialectal Swedish däst (“weary”), Middle Dutch dasaert, daasaardt (“a fool”), English dazed (“stupefied”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).