piscine
/ˈpɪsaɪn/adjective
piscine is spelled P-I-S-C-I-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piscine means “Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piscine?
| Letters | 7: P-I-S-C-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 piscine?
Piscine appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 piscine?
- UK /ˈpɪsaɪn/
- UK /ˈpɪskaɪn/
- UK /ˈpaɪsaɪn/
As a noun (“A public bath or swimming pool in France”): /piːˈsiːn/, /pɪˈsiːn/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piscine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
noun
- 1
archaicA public bath or swimming pool in France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piscine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ichthyique, poissonnesque |
| German | Fisch- |
| Spanish | íctico, ictíneo, ictícola, pisciforme, ictiológico |
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 piscine come from?
From Late Latin piscinus or from Latin piscis (“fish”) + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).