quickens
quick·ens/ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/noun, verb
quickens is spelled Q-U-I-C-K-E-N-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (quick·ens). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quickens means “Synonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quickens?
| Letters | 8: Q-U-I-C-K-E-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: quick·ens |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 79,518th 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 quickens?
Quickens appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 79,518th 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 quickens?
- US /ˈkwɪk(ə)ns/
Quickens has 2 syllables, split quick·ens in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quickens mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandSynonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
- 2
Scotlandplural of quicken
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of quicken
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quickens come from?
From quicken + -s (suffix forming pluralia tantum, plurals of nouns, and the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).