Gascon
/ˈɡæs.kən/noun, adjective
Gascon is spelled G-A-S-C-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Gascon means “A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Gascon is Gascons.
How many letters and syllables are in Gascon?
| Letters | 6: G-A-S-C-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Gascon?
Gascon appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 Gascon?
- /ˈɡæs.kən/
Gascon has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Gascon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Gascon
- Gascons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Gascon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Gascony, a region of southwest France.
- 2
obsoleteA braggart; a bully.
- 3
A breed of cow from Gascony
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Gascony.
- 2
obsoletebraggart; swaggering
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gascon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 Gascon come from?
Inherited from Middle English Gascoun, from Anglo-Norman gascoun, gascun et al., Middle French gascon, from Latin plural Vascōnēs. Compare Basque. Doublet of Vascon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).