pash
/pæʃ/verb, noun
pash is spelled P-A-S-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pash means “To snog, to make out, to kiss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pash?
| Letters | 4: P-A-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 pash?
Pash appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 pash?
- /pæʃ/
Pash has one syllable (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-au-pash.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Mélange_a_trois-pash.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pash?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pash.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hasp.
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 pash
- pashes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- pashing participle, present
- pashed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pash mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
AustraliaslangTo snog, to make out, to kiss.
- 2
To throw (something), as if to break (it).
- 3
To smash; to crush; to bash; to break into pieces.
- 4
To fall heavily or forcefully.
noun
- 1
AustraliaA passionate kiss.
- 2
A romantic infatuation; a crush.
- 3
The object of a romantic infatuation; a crush.
- 4
Any obsession or passion.
- 5
A smash, a crash; a heavy collision, fall, or blow, or the sound made by it.
- 6
A sudden and heavy fall or gush of rain, snow, hail or other water.
- 7
obsoleteThe head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pash come from?
Clipping of passion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).