patentee
noun
patentee is spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-E-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, patentee means “One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of patentee is patentees.
How many letters and syllables are in patentee?
| Letters | 8: P-A-T-E-N-T-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 patentee?
Patentee appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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).
Forms of patentee
- patentees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does patentee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate patentee?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of patentee: p'ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does patentee come from?
From patent + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).