pasquin
/ˈpæskwɪn/obsolete
pasquin is spelled P-A-S-Q-U-I-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pasquin means “A lampooner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pasquin is pasquins.
How many letters and syllables are in pasquin?
| Letters | 7: P-A-S-Q-U-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 pasquin?
Pasquin appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 pasquin?
- /ˈpæskwɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pasquin
- pasquins present, singular, he/she/it
- pasquining participle, present
- pasquined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pasquin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA lampooner.
- 2
archaicA lampoon; a pasquinade.
C. 1687, John Dryden, Epistle to Henry Higden The Grecian wits, who satire first began, / Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man.
verb
- 1
archaicrareTo lampoon or satirize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pasquin come from?
From Pasquino, a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the palace of the Orsini; so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satirical notes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).