sasquatch
sas·quatch/ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/noun
sasquatch is spelled S-A-S-Q-U-A-T-C-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables (sas·quatch). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sasquatch means “A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sasquatch is sasquatches.
How many letters and syllables are in sasquatch?
| Letters | 9: S-A-S-Q-U-A-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sas·quatch |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 sasquatch?
Sasquatch appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 sasquatch?
- UK /ˈsæskwɒt͡ʃ/
- UK /ˈsæskwæt͡ʃ/
- US /ˈsæskwɑt͡ʃ/
Sasquatch has 2 syllables, split sas·quatch in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sasquatch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sasquatch
- sasquatches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sasquatch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large hairy humanoid creature of western North America.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of sasquatch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sasquatch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a hairy humanoid creature:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sasquatch |
| German | Sasquatch |
| Spanish | Sascuache |
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 sasquatch come from?
Borrowed from Halkomelem sásq’ets (“hairy man”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).