pasdaran
noun
pasdaran is spelled P-A-S-D-A-R-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pasdaran means “A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pasdaran is pasdarans.
How many letters and syllables are in pasdaran?
| Letters | 8: P-A-S-D-A-R-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 pasdaran?
Pasdaran appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 pasdaran
- pasdarans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pasdaran mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Revolutionary Guard (member of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pasdaran come from?
From Persian پاسداران, plural of پاسدار (“guard, sentinel, watchman”), from داشتن پاس 'to keep a watch', from Middle Persian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- and *dʰer-.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).