passion

pas·sion/ˈpæʃən/noun, verb

passion is spelled P-A-S-S-I-O-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pas·sion). It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, passion means “A true desire sustained or prolonged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of passion is passions.

How many letters and syllables are in passion?

Letters	7: P-A-S-S-I-O-N
Syllables	2: pas·sion
In writing	28 times per million words; the 3,364th 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 passion?

Passion appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,364th most frequent word form in the list.

passion0.0010.010.11101001,00010,000

rarerper million words of written Englishmore common

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce passion?

/ˈpæʃən/
[ˈpʰæʃən] ~ [ˈpʰæʃn̩]

Passion has 2 syllables, split pas·sion in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-passion.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of passion

passions plural, present, singular, he/she/it
passioning participle, present
passioned participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does passion mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

1
A true desire sustained or prolonged.
2
Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.
We share a passion for books.
3
Fervor, determination.
I spoke with a burning passion.
4
An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.
It started as a hobby, but now my motorbike collection has become my passion.
5
Sexual intercourse, especially when very emotional.
We shared a night of passion.
6
The suffering of Jesus leading up to and during his crucifixion.
7
A display, musical composition, or play meant to commemorate the suffering of Jesus.
8
obsoleteSuffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any suffering or distress.
a cardiac passion

verb

1
obsoleteTo suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
2
To give a passionate character to.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Passion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

Language	Words
French	passion (any great emotion), Passion (suffering of Jesus)
German	Leidenschaft, Passion (any great emotion)
Portuguese	paixão (any great emotion), ardor (object of passionate love or strong interest)
Spanish	pasión (any great emotion)

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.