statuesque
/statjʊˈɛsk/adjective
statuesque is spelled S-T-A-T-U-E-S-Q-U-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, statuesque means “Resembling or characteristic of a statue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in statuesque?
| Letters | 10: S-T-A-T-U-E-S-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 statuesque?
Statuesque appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 statuesque?
- UK /statjʊˈɛsk/
- UK /statʃʊˈɛsk/
Statuesque has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-statuesque.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with statuesque?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as statuesque from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsk/, British pronunciation):
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 statuesque
- more statuesque comparative
- most statuesque superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does statuesque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or characteristic of a statue.
- 2
Immobile; motionless.
- 3
Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive.
Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Statuesque in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | statuesque |
| German | statuengleich, statuenhaft, wie eine Statue , stattlich |
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 statuesque come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).