obsequies
/ˈɒbsəkwiːz/noun
obsequies is spelled O-B-S-E-Q-U-I-E-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, obsequies means “Funeral rites” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obsequies?
| Letters | 9: O-B-S-E-Q-U-I-E-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 obsequies?
Obsequies appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 obsequies?
- US /ˈɒbsəkwiːz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-obsequies.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does obsequies mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Funeral rites.
- 2
plural of obsequy.
- 3
plural of obsequie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obsequies in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense funeral rites:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obsèques |
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 obsequies come from?
Plural of obsequy; from Middle English obsequias, obsequies, obsequyes, from Latin obsequiae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).