pageantry
pa·gean·try/ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/noun
pageantry is spelled P-A-G-E-A-N-T-R-Y: 9 letters and 3 syllables (pa·gean·try). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pageantry means “A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pageantry is pageantries.
How many letters and syllables are in pageantry?
| Letters | 9: P-A-G-E-A-N-T-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pa·gean·try |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 pageantry?
Pageantry appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 pageantry?
- /ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/
Pageantry has 3 syllables, split pa·gean·try in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pageantry.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pageantry
- pageantries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pageantry mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.
pomp and pageantry
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pageantry in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A colourful show or display:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | faste, pompe |
| Portuguese | pompa |
| Spanish | pompa, fasto, boato, esplendor, aparato, fausto |
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 pageantry come from?
From pageant + -ry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).