squinch
/skwɪnt͡ʃ/noun, verb
squinch is spelled S-Q-U-I-N-C-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, squinch means “A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of squinch is squinches.
How many letters and syllables are in squinch?
| Letters | 7: S-Q-U-I-N-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 squinch?
Squinch appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 squinch?
- /skwɪnt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-squinch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of squinch
- squinches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- squinching participle, present
- squinched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does squinch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A structure constructed between two adjacent walls to aid in the transition from a polygonal to a circular structure, as when a dome is constructed on top of a square room.
verb
- 1
To scrunch up (one's face, etc.).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Squinch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense structure between walls to transition to circular:
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 squinch come from?
Alteration of earlier scunch (“back part of the side of an opening”), short for scuncheon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).