pennt

[pɛnt]

/[pɛnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“pennt” is uncommon German (frequency #63,636 among 49,534 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,636
frequency rank, German
49,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen

Key facts for pennt
PropertyValue
Headwordpennt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɛnt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,636
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pennt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pennt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pennt is uncommon German at frequency #63,636 among 49,534 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɛnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pennt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is pennt, spelled P-E-N-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pennt"?
"pennt" is spelled P-E-N-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛnt].
What does "pennt" mean?
As a verb, "pennt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pennen
How do you pronounce "pennt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pennt" is [pɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pennt" come from?
"pennt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pennt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-N-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list