equerry
/ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/noun
equerry is spelled E-Q-U-E-R-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, equerry means “An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of equerry is equerries.
How many letters and syllables are in equerry?
| Letters | 7: E-Q-U-E-R-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 equerry?
Equerry appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 equerry?
- /ɪˈkwɛ.ɹi/
- /ˈɛ.kwə.ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-equerry.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-equerry2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of equerry
- equerries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does equerry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An officer responsible for the care and supervision of the horses of a person of rank.
- 2
UKA personal attendant to a head of state, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Equerry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | écuyer |
| German | Stallmeister , Kammerherr, Kammerfrau, Adjutant |
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 equerry come from?
From an alteration of earlier esquiry (through the influence of the unrelated Latin equus), from Middle French escuirie, escuerie, derivative of escuyer (“squire”), or alternatively from Medieval Latin scuria (“stable”), from Old High German scura (“barn”). Compare esquire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).