pandanus
/pænˈdeɪnəs/noun
pandanus is spelled P-A-N-D-A-N-U-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pandanus means “Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pandanus is pandanuses or pandani.
How many letters and syllables are in pandanus?
| Letters | 8: P-A-N-D-A-N-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 pandanus?
Pandanus appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 pandanus?
- /pænˈdeɪnəs/
Pandanus 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pandanus.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pandanus
- pandanuses plural
- pandani plural
- pandan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pandanus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various palm-like plants in the genus Pandanus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pandanus come from?
From New Latin pandanus, from Malay pandan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).