Quasimodo
/ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/noun
Quasimodo is spelled Q-U-A-S-I-M-O-D-O: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Quasimodo means “The first Sunday after Easter Sunday” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Quasimodo is Quasimodos.
How many letters and syllables are in Quasimodo?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-A-S-I-M-O-D-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 Quasimodo?
Quasimodo appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 Quasimodo?
- /ˌkwɑ.ziˈmoʊ̯.doʊ̯/
Quasimodo has 4 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-Quasimodo.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Quasimodo
- Quasimodos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Quasimodo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.
Holonyms: Easter Week < Eastertide < Octave of Easter < Eastertime < calendar
- 2
A surfing trick performed while crouching.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quasimodo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense day:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Quasimodo |
| German | Weißer Sonntag, Klein-Ostertag, Kleinostern, Barmherzigkeitssonntag |
| Portuguese | quasímodo |
| Spanish | Cuasimodo |
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 Quasimodo come from?
From the opening of the introit of the day’s Tridentine Mass in Ecclesiastical Latin: quasi modo genitī īnfāntēs (“as newborn babes …”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).