pigeonholes
pi·geon·holes/ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/noun, verb
pigeonholes is spelled P-I-G-E-O-N-H-O-L-E-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables (pi·geon·holes). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pigeonholes means “plural of pigeonhole” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pigeonholes?
| Letters | 11: P-I-G-E-O-N-H-O-L-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pi·geon·holes |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 pigeonholes?
Pigeonholes appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 pigeonholes?
- UK /ˈpɪdʒ(ɪ)nhəʊlz/
- US /ˈpɪdʒənˌ(h)oʊlz/
Pigeonholes has 3 syllables, split pi·geon·holes in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pigeonholes
- pigeon-holes
- pigeon holes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pigeonholes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of pigeonhole
- 2
obsoleteAn outdoor game played in the 17th and early 18th centuries in which each player bowls a ball towards targets (probably small compartments).
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of pigeonhole
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pigeonholes come from?
From pigeonhole + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns and pluralia tantum; and third-person singular simple present indicative forms of verbs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).