p
/piː/letter, number, preposition, noun, verb, adverb
p is spelled P: one letter and one syllable. It appears 135 times per million words in written English, the 770th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a letter, p means “The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in p?
| Letters | 1: P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 135 times per million words; the 770th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 p?
P appears 135 times per million words in written English, the 770th 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 p?
- /piː/
- /p/
As a preposition (“Abbreviation of post (“after”)”): /piː/.
P has one syllable (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-p.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with p
Sounds like: pea, pee (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: p.m..
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of p
- ps plural
- p's plural
- p.
- pp. plural
- %ps plural
- p🥚s plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- p🥚ing participle, present
- p🥚ed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does p mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
letter
- 1
The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of p., abbreviation of page (plural pp).
- 2
UKAbbreviation of penny or pence.
- 3
Abbreviation of proton.
- 4
Abbreviation of probability.
- 5
Abbreviation of progressive scan.
- 6
slangMethamphetamine.
- 7
Abbreviation of piss (“urine”).
The bathroom smells like p.
letter
- 1
The sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
number
- 1
The sixteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called pee and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of park (“outdoor recreational space”).
- 2
Abbreviation of park (“gear selection for parking a vehicle”).
- 3
Abbreviation of parking (“space in which to park a vehicle, such as a parking lot”).
- 4
Abbreviation of phone (“phone number, within a contacts list”).
- 5
Abbreviation of pager (“pager number, within a contacts list”).
- 6
Abbreviation of passenger.
- 7
Abbreviation of pocket.
5P garment
- 8
Alternative form of ₱ (Philippine peso)
adjective
- 1
UKAbbreviation of probationary (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
- 2
AustraliaAbbreviation of provisional (used on a vehicle's P-plate).
- 3
Abbreviation of pulmonary.
adverb
- 1
USAlternative spelling of P.M. (“post meridiem”) or PM
phrase
- 1
Initialism of produced/production date (on food or drink packaging, accompanying the use-by date)
preposition
- 1
Abbreviation of post (“after”).
- 2
Abbreviation of per.
verb
- 1
Abbreviation of purl.
adverb
- 1
Abbreviation of pretty (as an intensifier).
I'm doing p good, how are you?
- 2
USAlternative spelling of p.m. (“post meridiem”) or pm
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
P in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense page:
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.