peapod
/ˈpiˌpɑd/noun
peapod is spelled P-E-A-P-O-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peapod means “The pod of the pea plant, that holds the seeds (the peas) until they ripen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peapod is peapods.
How many letters and syllables are in peapod?
| Letters | 6: P-E-A-P-O-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 peapod?
Peapod appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 peapod?
- US /ˈpiˌpɑd/
Peapod has 2 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).
Forms of peapod
- peapods plural
- pea pod
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peapod mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The pod of the pea plant, that holds the seeds (the peas) until they ripen
- 2
informalThe pod and its contents as a vegetable; the mangetout
- 3
A hybrid nanomaterial consisting of spheroidal fullerenes encapsulated within a carbon nanotube.
- 4
A small rowboat traditionally used for fishing and lobstering in Maine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peapod in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Erbsenschote |
| Spanish | vaina de guisante |
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 peapod come from?
Synchronically, pea + pod; diachronically, from a Middle English predecessor compound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).