garrison
gar·ri·son/ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/noun, verb
garrison is spelled G-A-R-R-I-S-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (gar·ri·son). It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, garrison means “A permanent military post” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of garrison is garrisons.
How many letters and syllables are in garrison?
| Letters | 8: G-A-R-R-I-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: gar·ri·son |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 garrison?
Garrison appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 garrison?
- UK /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
- US /ˈɡæɹ.ɪ.sən/
- /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.sən/
Garrison has 3 syllables, split gar·ri·son in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-garrison.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with garrison?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as garrison from its last stressed vowel (/æɹɪsən/):
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 garrison
- garrisons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- garrisoning participle, present
- garrisoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does garrison mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A permanent military post.
- 2
The troops stationed at such a post.
- 3
Occupants.
- 4
USA military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF support wing, or an army regiment.
verb
- 1
To assign troops to a military post.
- 2
To convert into a military fort.
- 3
To occupy with troops.
'Establishing a land bridge through Mariupol to Crimea would take tens of thousands of troops. So would garrisoning eastern Ukraine.', http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21615605-now-willing-use-russian-troops-more-or-less-openly-easter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Garrison in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense post:
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 garrison come from?
From Middle English garisoun, garysoun, from Old French garison, guarison, from guarir + -ison, ultimately of Germanic origin; thus a doublet of warison. Compare guard, ward; the modern meaning is influenced by (now obsolete) garnison.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).