persimmon
per·sim·mon/pəɹˈsɪmən/noun
persimmon is spelled P-E-R-S-I-M-M-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (per·sim·mon). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, persimmon means “The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of persimmon is persimmons.
How many letters and syllables are in persimmon?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-S-I-M-M-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: per·sim·mon |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 persimmon?
Persimmon appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 persimmon?
- UK /pɜːˈsɪmən/
- US /pəɹˈsɪmən/
- Australia /ˈpɜːsəmən/
Persimmon has 3 syllables, split per·sim·mon in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-persimmon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of persimmon
- persimmons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does persimmon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
- 2
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Persimmon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kaki, plaquemine du Japon , plaqueminier |
| German | Persimone, Kaki, Lotuspflaume , Persimonenbaum |
| Portuguese | caqui, dióspiro , caquizeiro, diospireiro |
| Spanish | caqui, kaki, persimón, persimonio, pérsimo, placaminero |
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 persimmon come from?
From Powhatan pichamins, pushemins, pasimenan (“dried fruit”), for the first element, compare Proto-Algonquian *paᐧʔsamwa (“dry”). The second element is from the same Proto-Algonquian root *-imin (“fruit, berry”) as Unami ximin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).