pennyroyal
/pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/noun
pennyroyal is spelled P-E-N-N-Y-R-O-Y-A-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pennyroyal means “Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pennyroyal is pennyroyals.
How many letters and syllables are in pennyroyal?
| Letters | 10: P-E-N-N-Y-R-O-Y-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 pennyroyal?
Pennyroyal appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 pennyroyal?
- UK /pɛ̝nɪˈɹɔɪ̯əl/
- British /pɛnɪjˈɹojəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pennyroyal
- pennyroyals plural
- penny royal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pennyroyal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.
- 2
obsoleteA traditional old well-known song, especially a spiritual folksong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pennyroyal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Mentha pulegium:
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 pennyroyal come from?
Apparently an alteration (after penny) of Anglo-Norman puliol royal, from Latin pūlegium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).