pensionary
noun, adjective
pensionary is spelled P-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pensionary means “one who receives a pension; a pensioner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pensionary is pensionaries.
How many letters and syllables are in pensionary?
| Letters | 10: P-E-N-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 pensionary?
Pensionary appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
Forms of pensionary
- pensionaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pensionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
one who receives a pension; a pensioner
- 2
A leading functionary and legal adviser of the principal town corporations in the Netherlands.
adjective
- 1
maintained by a pension; receiving a pension
- 2
pertaining to a pension
a pensionary provision for maintenance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pensionary come from?
From pension + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).