pleasure
pleas·ure/ˈplɛʒɚ/noun, interjection, verb
pleasure is spelled P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pleas·ure). It appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleasure means “A state of being pleased or contented; gratification” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleasure is pleasures.
How many letters and syllables are in pleasure?
| Letters | 8: P-L-E-A-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pleas·ure |
| In writing | 37 times per million words; the 2,618th 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 pleasure?
Pleasure appears 37 times per million words in written English, the 2,618th 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 pleasure?
- UK /ˈplɛʒə/
- US /ˈplɛʒɚ/
Pleasure has 2 syllables, split pleas·ure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pleasure.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pleasure?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pleasure from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʒəɹ/):
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 pleasure
- pleasures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pleasuring participle, present
- pleasured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleasure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
- 2
A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
It was a pleasure to meet you.
- 3
Sexual enjoyment.
- 4
One's preference.
What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
- 5
The will or desire of someone or some agency in power.
to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
interjection
- 1
pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"
verb
- 1
To give or afford pleasure to.
- 2
To give sexual pleasure to.
Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
- 3
datedTo take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.
to go pleasuring
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pleasure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plaisir , volupté , désir |
| German | Vergnügen, Genuss , Wollust , Freude, Spaß |
| Portuguese | prazer , voluptuosidade , agradar |
| Spanish | placer, placemiento , voluptuosidad , gustar |
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 pleasure come from?
From Early Modern English pleasur, plesur, alteration (with ending accommodated to -ure) of Middle English plaisir (“pleasure”), from Old French plesir, plaisir (“to please”), infinitive used as a noun, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-k- (“wide and flat”). Related to Dutch plezier (“pleasure, fun”). More at please.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).