pendant
pen·dant/ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/noun
pendant is spelled P-E-N-D-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pen·dant). It appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “pendant vs pendent” about 210 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, pendant means “A supporting post attached to the main rafter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pendant is pendants.
How many letters and syllables are in pendant?
| Letters | 7: P-E-N-D-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pen·dant |
| In writing | 2.7 times per million words; the 16,455th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pendant?
Pendant appears 2.7 times per million words in written English, the 16,455th 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 pendant?
- /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/
- [ˈpɛndn̩t]
- /ˈpɪ̟nd(ə)nt/
Pendant has 2 syllables, split pen·dant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pendant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pendant
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: pendent (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: pendent.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pendant
- pendants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pendant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A supporting post attached to the main rafter.
- 2
A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck.
- 3
The dangling part of an earring.
- 4
A short rope hanging down, used to attach hooks for tackles; a pennant.
- 5
One of a pair; a counterpart.
One vase is the pendant to the other vase.
- 6
USThe stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.
- 7
A lamp hanging from the roof.
- 8
An ornament of wood or of stone hanging downwards from a roof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pendant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pendentif |
| German | Anhänger |
| Portuguese | pingente |
| Spanish | colgante, pendiente, dije, pendentif |
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 pendant come from?
From Anglo-Norman pendaunt, Middle French pendant, noun use of adjective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).