appurtenant
/əˈpɜːtɪnənt/adjective, noun
appurtenant is spelled A-P-P-U-R-T-E-N-A-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, appurtenant means “Of or pertaining to an appurtenance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in appurtenant?
| Letters | 11: A-P-P-U-R-T-E-N-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 appurtenant?
Appurtenant appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 appurtenant?
- UK /əˈpɜːtɪnənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-appurtenant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of appurtenant
- more appurtenant comparative
- most appurtenant superlative
- appurtenants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appurtenant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings
- 2
Ancillary or subsidiary.
noun
- 1
An appendage or attachment.
- 2
informalAn appurtenance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does appurtenant come from?
From Middle English appurtenaunt, from Old French apurtenant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).