pennon
/ˈpɛnən/
"pennon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pennon” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pennon · pennon · English
pennon · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pennon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛnən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pennon” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pennon is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɛnən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for pennon in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English penoun, pennon, from Anglo-Norman penun, penoun, from Old French penne (“feather”) + -on (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is pennon, spelled P-E-N-N-O-N.
Definition
- 1A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear.
- 2A long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel.
- 3A wing (appendage of an animal's body enabling it to fly); any of the outermost primary feathers on a wing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pennon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her yellow lockes crisped, like golden wyre, About her shoulders weren loosely shed, And when the winde emongst them did inspyre, They waued like a penon wyde dispred And low behinde her backe were scattered:
Bar Harry England, that sweeps through our land With pennons painted in the blood of Harfleur:
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English penoun, pennon, from Anglo-Norman penun, penoun, from Old French penne (“feather”) + -on (diminutive suffix).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.