# Pentium

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛntɪəm/ · frequency rank #39,023

## Definitions
1. A CPU chip designed and manufactured by Intel, successor to the 486 chip, introduced in 1993.
2. A computer having a Pentium processor.

## Etymology
From pent- (“five”) + -ium.

## Common misspellings (10)
`epntium`, `penitum`, `penntium`, `pentimu`, `pentiumm`, `penttium`, `pentuim`, `petnium`, `pnetium`, `ppentium`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pentium