escadrille
noun
escadrille is spelled E-S-C-A-D-R-I-L-L-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, escadrille means “A small squadron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of escadrille is escadrilles.
How many letters and syllables are in escadrille?
| Letters | 10: E-S-C-A-D-R-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 escadrille?
Escadrille appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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).
Forms of escadrille
- escadrilles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does escadrille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small squadron.
- 2
A unit of (usually) ten or more aircraft in World War I France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does escadrille come from?
Borrowed from French escadrille, from Middle French, from Spanish escuadrilla, from Latin exquadrare (“to square off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).