saccade
/səˈkɑːd/noun, verb
saccade is spelled S-A-C-C-A-D-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saccade means “A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saccade is saccades.
How many letters and syllables are in saccade?
| Letters | 7: S-A-C-C-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is saccade?
Saccade appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 saccade?
- /səˈkɑːd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-saccade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with saccade?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as saccade.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cascade.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of saccade
- saccades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- saccading participle, present
- saccaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saccade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rapid movement of the eye (either voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another. (Often described as a jerky movement, but this word denotes all such quick eye movements, which happen continually, not just exaggerated or weird ones, and not nystagmus.)
- 2
The act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
- 3
The sounding of two violin strings together by using a sudden strong pressure of the bow.
- 4
rareAny sudden jerking movement.
verb
- 1
To make a rapid jerking movement to focus elsewhere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saccade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | saccade |
| Portuguese | tranco , movimento sacádico , puxão |
| German | Sakkade |
| Spanish | sacada, movimiento sacádico / ocular |
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 saccade come from?
Borrowed from French saccade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).