pastille
past·ille/pæsˈtil/noun, verb
pastille is spelled P-A-S-T-I-L-L-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (past·ille). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pastille means “A flavoured candy or sweet, often round and somewhat flat in shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pastille is pastilles.
How many letters and syllables are in pastille?
| Letters | 8: P-A-S-T-I-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: past·ille |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pastille?
Pastille appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 pastille?
- UK /ˈpæst(ɪ)l/
- US /pæsˈtil/
Pastille has 2 syllables, split past·ille in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pastille.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pastille?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pastille from its last stressed vowel (/il/):
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 pastille
- pastilles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pastil
- pastilling participle, present
- pastilled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pastille mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flavoured candy or sweet, often round and somewhat flat in shape.
- 2
Any small, usually round and somewhat flat, granular piece of material; a tablet.
- 3
A small pellet containing aromatic substances, burned to diffuse a fragrance or to disinfect or fumigate.
- 4
A medicinal pill, originally made of compressed herbs.
- 5
A candy- or sweet-like lozenge, which, when sucked, releases substances that soothe a sore throat, and sometimes vapours to help unblock the nose or sinuses.
verb
- 1
To make into a pastille.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pastille in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.