panache
/pəˈnæʃ/noun
panache is spelled P-A-N-A-C-H-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, panache means “An ornamental plume on a helmet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of panache is panaches.
How many letters and syllables are in panache?
| Letters | 7: P-A-N-A-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 panache?
Panache appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 panache?
- US /pəˈnæʃ/
- US /pəˈnɑːʃ/
Panache 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: En-us-panache.ogg, En-au-panache.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with panache?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as panache from its last stressed vowel (/æʃ/):
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 panache
- panaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does panache mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ornamental plume on a helmet.
- 2
Flamboyance, energetic style or action.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Panache in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | panache |
| German | Federbusch , Schwung, Elan |
| Portuguese | penacho , brilho |
| Spanish | penacho , gracia, garbo |
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 panache come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French panache, from Middle French pennache (“plume of feathers”), from Italian pennacchio, from Late Latin pinnāculum. Doublet of pinnacle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).