requiescat
/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/noun
requiescat is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-E-S-C-A-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, requiescat means “A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of requiescat is requiescats.
How many letters and syllables are in requiescat?
| Letters | 10: R-E-Q-U-I-E-S-C-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 requiescat?
Requiescat appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 requiescat?
- UK /ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/
- US /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of requiescat
- requiescats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requiescat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does requiescat come from?
First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“to rest, repose”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).