requin
/ˈɹi.kwɪn/noun
requin is spelled R-E-Q-U-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, requin means “The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of requin is requins.
How many letters and syllables are in requin?
| Letters | 6: R-E-Q-U-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 requin?
Requin appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 requin?
- US /ˈɹi.kwɪn/
Requin has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-requin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of requin
- requins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does requin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedThe great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does requin come from?
Borrowed from French requin (“shark”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).