pandan
pan·dan/ˈpeə̯ndən/noun
pandan is spelled P-A-N-D-A-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pan·dan). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pandan means “A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pandan is pandans.
How many letters and syllables are in pandan?
| Letters | 6: P-A-N-D-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pan·dan |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 pandan?
Pandan appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 pandan?
- /ˈpændən/
- [ˈpʰændən] ~ [ˈpʰændn̩]
- US /ˈpeə̯ndən/
Pandan has 2 syllables, split pan·dan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pandan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pandan
- pandans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pandan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A screw pine, screw palms (Pandanus spp.).
- 2
Traditional food flavouring derived from the leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pandan come from?
Borrowed from Malay pandan, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of hala via Hawaiian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).