passim
pas·sim/ˈpæ.sɪm/adverb, adjective
passim is spelled P-A-S-S-I-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pas·sim). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, passim means “Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in passim?
| Letters | 6: P-A-S-S-I-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pas·sim |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 passim?
Passim appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 passim?
- US /ˈpæ.sɪm/
Passim has 2 syllables, split pas·sim in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-passim.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does passim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.
adjective
- 1
rareThat occurs at various places throughout a text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Passim in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense here and there:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | passim |
| German | passim |
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 passim come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin passim (“everywhere, here and there”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).