PEMDAS
/ˈpɛm(ˌ)dæs/phrase
PEMDAS is spelled P-E-M-D-A-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, PEMDAS means “An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in PEMDAS?
| Letters | 6: P-E-M-D-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 PEMDAS?
PEMDAS appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 PEMDAS?
- /ˈpɛm(ˌ)dæs/
- /-dɑs/
- /-dəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does PEMDAS mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
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An acronym used by mathematics students to remember the order of operations: parentheses, then exponents, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).