vanquish
van·quish/ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ/verb
vanquish is spelled V-A-N-Q-U-I-S-H: 8 letters and 2 syllables (van·quish). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, vanquish means “To defeat (someone); to overcome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vanquish?
| Letters | 8: V-A-N-Q-U-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: van·quish |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 vanquish?
Vanquish appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 vanquish?
- /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/
- [ˈvæŋkʰw̥ɪʃ]
- US /ˈveɪ̯ŋkwɪʃ/
Vanquish has 2 syllables, split van·quish in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-vanquish.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vanquish
- vanquishes present, singular, he/she/it
- vanquishing participle, present
- vanquished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vanquish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To defeat (someone); to overcome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vanquish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to defeat (someone) – see also overcome:
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 vanquish come from?
From Middle English venquysshen, vaynquisshen, borrowed from a conjugated form of Old French veincre, from Latin vincō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).