sarsen
/ˈsɑː(ɹ)sən/noun
sarsen is spelled S-A-R-S-E-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sarsen means “Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sarsen is sarsens.
How many letters and syllables are in sarsen?
| Letters | 6: S-A-R-S-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 sarsen?
Sarsen appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 sarsen?
- /ˈsɑː(ɹ)sən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ie-sarsen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sarsen
- sarsens plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sarsen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sarsen come from?
From Saracen (“Muslim”), by extension, “non-Christian, pagan”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).