pugio
noun
pugio is spelled P-U-G-I-O: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pugio means “A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pugio is pugios.
How many letters and syllables are in pugio?
| Letters | 5: P-U-G-I-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 pugio?
Pugio appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 pugio
- pugios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pugio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dagger or poignard, especially the kind used by the Ancient Romans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pugio come from?
Borrowed from Latin pūgiō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).