passementerie
/pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/noun
passementerie is spelled P-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T-E-R-I-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passementerie means “A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passementerie is passementeries.
How many letters and syllables are in passementerie?
| Letters | 13: P-A-S-S-E-M-E-N-T-E-R-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 passementerie?
Passementerie appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 passementerie?
- /pæsˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/
- /pɑsˈmɒ̃nt(ə)ɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of passementerie
- passementeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does passementerie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A decorative piece of lace or other cloth on clothes.
Mrs Hurstpierpoint bent thoughtfully her eyes to the somewhat "phallic" passementerie upon her shawl.
- 2
Trimmings consisting of braids, cords, beads, tinsel, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does passementerie come from?
Borrowed from French passementerie, from French passement (“decorative lace”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).