pascal
pas·cal/pæˈskæl/noun
pascal is spelled P-A-S-C-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pas·cal). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Pascal, the name). As a noun, pascal means “In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pascal is pascals.
How many letters and syllables are in pascal?
| Letters | 6: P-A-S-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pas·cal |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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; 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 pascal?
Pascal appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Pascal, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pascal?
- UK /ˈpæskəl/
- UK /ˈpæskl̩/
- US /pæˈskæl/
Pascal has 2 syllables, split pas·cal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pascal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pascal?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pascal from its last stressed vowel (/æl/):
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 pascal
- pascals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pascal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pascal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense SI unit of pressure and stress:
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 pascal come from?
Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).