pentaerythritol
noun
pentaerythritol is spelled P-E-N-T-A-E-R-Y-T-H-R-I-T-O-L: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pentaerythritol means “The polyhydric alcohol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)1,3-propanediol C(CH₂OH)₄” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pentaerythritol is pentaerythritols.
How many letters and syllables are in pentaerythritol?
| Letters | 15: P-E-N-T-A-E-R-Y-T-H-R-I-T-O-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 pentaerythritol?
Pentaerythritol appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 pentaerythritol
- pentaerythritols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pentaerythritol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The polyhydric alcohol 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)1,3-propanediol C(CH₂OH)₄
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pentaerythritol come from?
From penta- + erythritol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).