dustpan
/ˈdʌstpæn/noun
dustpan is spelled D-U-S-T-P-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dustpan means “A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dustpan is dustpans.
How many letters and syllables are in dustpan?
| Letters | 7: D-U-S-T-P-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dustpan?
Dustpan appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 dustpan?
- /ˈdʌstpæn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-dustpan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dustpan?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dustpan.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: standup.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dustpan
- dustpans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dustpan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flat scoop with a handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dustpan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flat scoop for assembling dust:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pelle, pelle de ménage, pelle à ordures, pelle à poussière |
| German | Kehrblech, Kehrschaufel, Kutterschaufel |
| Portuguese | pá de lixo |
| Spanish | recogedor |
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 dustpan come from?
From dust + pan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).