gasconade
/ɡæskəˈneɪd/noun
gasconade is spelled G-A-S-C-O-N-A-D-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gasconade means “Boastful talk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gasconade is gasconades.
How many letters and syllables are in gasconade?
| Letters | 9: G-A-S-C-O-N-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 gasconade?
Gasconade appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 gasconade?
- /ɡæskəˈneɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gasconade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of gasconade
- gasconades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- more gasconade comparative
- most gasconade superlative
- gasconading participle, present
- gasconaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gasconade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Boastful talk.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of gasconade.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of gasconade.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteOf or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.
verb
- 1
derogatoryobsoleteTo talk boastfully.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gasconade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gasconnade , gasconner |
| German | Gaskonade |
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 gasconade come from?
From French gasconnade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, equivalent to Gascon (“native of Gascony”) + -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon". See French gasconnade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).