physique
noun
physique is spelled P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, physique means “The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of physique is physiques.
How many letters and syllables are in physique?
| Letters | 8: P-H-Y-S-I-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is physique?
Physique appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 physique?
- US
Physique has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-physique.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of physique
- physiques plural
- fizeek
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does physique mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
Her large frame and muscular physique stands out among most other students.
- 2
The trained muscular structure of a person's body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Physique in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physical structure of a person:
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 physique come from?
From French physique.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).