falchion
/ˈfɔl.(t)ʃən/noun
falchion is spelled F-A-L-C-H-I-O-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, falchion means “A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of falchion is falchions.
How many letters and syllables are in falchion?
| Letters | 8: F-A-L-C-H-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 falchion?
Falchion appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 falchion?
- UK /ˈfɔːl.(t)ʃən/
- US /ˈfɔl.(t)ʃən/
- /ˈfɑl.(t)ʃən/
Falchion has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-falchion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of falchion
- falchions plural
- fachon
- fachone
- fachoun
- fauchon
- fauchone
- fauchoun
- fawchon
- fawchone
- fawchoun
- fauschune
- fawchun
- fawken
- fouchon
- fwalchon
- fachen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does falchion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
- 2
obsoleteA billhook.
verb
- 1
obsoleterareAttack with a falchion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Falchion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense sword:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fauchon |
| German | Falchion |
| Spanish | bracamante |
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 falchion come from?
From Middle English fauchoun, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).