pent
/pɛnt/noun, adjective
pent is spelled P-E-N-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pent means “Confinement; concealment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pent is pents.
How many letters and syllables are in pent?
| Letters | 4: P-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pent?
Pent appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 pent?
- /pɛnt/
Pent has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pent.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pent
- pents plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Confinement; concealment.
- 2
informalA pentatonic scale.
- 3
informalA pentacle or pentagram.
adjective
- 1
Confined in, or as if in, a pen; imprisoned.
noun
- 1
A Pentium microprocessor or computer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confined in a pen, imprisoned:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | eingesperrt, gefangen, eingekerkert |
| Portuguese | confinado |
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 pent come from?
From pen + -t.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).