Synonyms for distich

Most common

pair · duo · span · couplet

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.

Forms

Plural

distichs → couplets, couples, pairs, duos…

Example sentences

• pair I don't need anything... just a new pair of pants.
• duo Ziri and Rima started performing as a duo.
• span One of Tom's problems is his short attention span.
• couplet Tom wrote an elegiac couplet in Latin about Mary.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

duo²

4 letters

pair¹, span¹, duet², yoke¹, dyad², duad

5 letters

brace¹, twain¹

6 letters

couple²

7 letters

couplet, doublet, twosome²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duo² = 2 syllables).