humoresque
noun
humoresque is spelled H-U-M-O-R-E-S-Q-U-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, humoresque means “A composition that is playful in attitude and tone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of humoresque is humoresques.
How many letters and syllables are in humoresque?
| Letters | 10: H-U-M-O-R-E-S-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 humoresque?
Humoresque appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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 humoresque
- humoresques plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humoresque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Humoresque in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense playful composition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | humoresque |
| German | Humoreske |
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 humoresque come from?
Borrowed from German Humoreske.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).