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pewter

/ˈpjutɚ/noun, adjective, verb

pewter is spelled P-E-W-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pewter means “An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pewter is pewters.

How many letters and syllables are in pewter?

Letters6: P-E-W-T-E-R
Syllables2 (from its American pronunciation)
In writingabout once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
Rhymes with

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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is pewter?

Pewter appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 pewter?

  • UK /ˈpjuːtə/
  • US /ˈpjutɚ/
  • US [ˈpjuɾɚ]

Pewter has 2 syllables (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: En-au-pewter.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pewter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with pewter?

6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pewter from its last stressed vowel (/utəɹ/):

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of pewter

  • pewters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • pewtering participle, present
  • pewtered participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does pewter mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony.

  2. 2

    An alloy of tin and lead.

  3. 3

    Items made of pewter; pewterware.

  4. 4

    A beer tankard made from pewter.

  5. 5

    A dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.

  6. 6

    datedslangPrize money.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of a dark, dull grey colour, like that of the metal.

verb

  1. 1

    To coat with pewter.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Pewter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchmétal blanc, potin (alloy of tin, copper and antimony), potin gris (alloy of tin and lead)
GermanHartzinn (alloy of tin, copper and antimony), Zinnkrug, Zinnseidel (a beer tankard made from pewter)
Portuguesepeltre (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)
Spanishpeltre (alloy of tin, copper and antimony)

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 pewter come from?

From Middle English peutre, from Old French peautre, from Vulgar Latin *peltrum (“pewter”), which is of uncertain origin. Possibly related to spelter.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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