dragoon
dra·goon/dɹəˈɡun/noun, verb
dragoon is spelled D-R-A-G-O-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (dra·goon). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dragoon means “Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dragoon is dragoons.
How many letters and syllables are in dragoon?
| Letters | 7: D-R-A-G-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dra·goon |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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 dragoon?
Dragoon appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 dragoon?
- UK /dɹəˈɡuːn/
- US /dɹəˈɡun/
- US /ˌdɹæˈɡun/
Dragoon has 2 syllables, split dra·goon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dragoon.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-dragoon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dragoon?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dragoon from its last stressed vowel (/un/):
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 dragoon
- dragoons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dragooning participle, present
- dragooned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dragoon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of dragon (“a type of musket with a short, large-calibre barrel and a flared muzzle, metaphorically exhaling fire like a mythical dragon”).
- 2
Originally (historical), a soldier armed with a dragoon musket (noun sense 1.1) who fought both on foot and mounted on a horse; now, a cavalier or horse soldier from a regiment formerly armed with such muskets.
- 3
A man with a fierce or unrefined manner, like a dragoon (noun sense 1.2).
- 4
A variety of pigeon, originally a cross between a horseman and a tumbler.
verb
- 1
To subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades (“a policy instituted by Louis XIV of France in 1681 to intimidate Protestant Huguenots to convert to Roman Catholicism by billeting dragoons (noun sense 1.2) in their homes to abuse them and destroy or steal their possessions”).
- 2
Chiefly followed by into: to force (someone) into doing something through harassment and intimidation; to coerce.
- 3
To cause (someone) to be attacked by dragoons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dragoon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dragon, Yes it, da , Dragon, pigeon dragon , dragonner |
| German | Dragoner , Dragoner-Bagdette, Dragonertaube, Dragoner-Taube, Drachentaube |
| Portuguese | dragão |
| Spanish | dragón , presionar |
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 dragoon come from?
The noun is borrowed from French dragon (“dragon (mythological creature); type of cavalry soldier, dragoon”) (originally referring to a soldier armed with the firearm of the same name (noun sense 1.1)), ultimately from Latin dracō (“dragon; kind of serpent or snake”), from Ancient Greek δρᾰ́κων (drắkōn, “dragon; serpent”), possibly from δέρκομαι (dérkomai, “to see, see clearly (in the sense of something staring)”), from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (“to see”)). Doublet of Draco, Dracon, dracone, and dragon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).