pearlescent
pear·les·cent/pərˈlɛsənt/adjective
pearlescent is spelled P-E-A-R-L-E-S-C-E-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables (pear·les·cent). It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pearlescent means “Pearl-like, either in color or luster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pearlescent?
| Letters | 11: P-E-A-R-L-E-S-C-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pear·les·cent |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pearlescent?
Pearlescent appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 pearlescent?
- UK /pəːˈlɛsənt/
- US /pərˈlɛsənt/
Pearlescent has 3 syllables, split pear·les·cent in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pearlescent.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pearlescent?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pearlescent from its last stressed vowel (/ɛsənt/):
- crescent
- fluorescent
- depressant
- effervescent
- evanescent
- obsolescent
- florescent
- coalescent
- tumescent
- arborescent
- intumescent
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pearlescent
- more pearlescent comparative
- most pearlescent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pearlescent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pearl-like, either in color or luster.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pearlescent come from?
From pearl + -escent. First attested in 1926.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).