peanuts
pea·nuts/ˈpiˌnʌts/noun, verb
peanuts is spelled P-E-A-N-U-T-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pea·nuts). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peanuts means “Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in peanuts?
| Letters | 7: P-E-A-N-U-T-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pea·nuts |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th 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 peanuts?
Peanuts appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 peanuts?
- UK /ˈpiːnʌts/
- US /ˈpiˌnʌts/
Peanuts has 2 syllables, split pea·nuts in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-peanuts.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does peanuts mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalEspecially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.
It’s a fun job, but it pays peanuts.
- 2
plural of peanut
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of peanut
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peanuts in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense very insufficient or small amount:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Peanuts, für einen Apfel und ein Ei |
| Portuguese | ninharia |
| Spanish | calderilla, cuatro cuartos, cuatro duros |
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.