dividend
/ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/noun, verb
dividend is spelled D-I-V-I-D-E-N-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dividend means “A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dividend is dividends.
How many letters and syllables are in dividend?
| Letters | 8: D-I-V-I-D-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.6 times per million words; the 9,313th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dividend?
Dividend appears 6.6 times per million words in written English, the 9,313th 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 dividend?
- /ˈdɪvɪdɛnd/
Dividend 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: En-us-dividend.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dividend
- dividends plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dividending participle, present
- dividended participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dividend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).
- 2
A number or expression that is to be divided by another.
In "42 ÷ 3" the dividend is the 42.
- 3
Beneficial results from a metaphorical investment (of time, effort, etc.)
His 10,000 hours of practice and recitals eventually paid dividends when he become first-chair violinist.
verb
- 1
To pay out a dividend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dividend?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of dividend: div., divd..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dividend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 dividend come from?
From Middle French dividende, from Latin dīvidendum (“thing to be divided”), future passive participle of dīvidō (“to divide”), by surface analysis, divide + -end.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).