plainchant
noun
plainchant is spelled P-L-A-I-N-C-H-A-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plainchant means “Synonym of plainsong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plainchant is plainchants.
How many letters and syllables are in plainchant?
| Letters | 10: P-L-A-I-N-C-H-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 plainchant?
Plainchant appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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).
Forms of plainchant
- plainchants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plainchant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of plainsong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plainchant come from?
From French plain-chant, from plain + chant, calque of Latin cantus planus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).