pinnule
noun
pinnule is spelled P-I-N-N-U-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pinnule means “Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pinnule is pinnules.
How many letters and syllables are in pinnule?
| Letters | 7: P-I-N-N-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 pinnule?
Pinnule appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 pinnule
- pinnules plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pinnule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the ultimate leaflets of a bipinnate or tripinnate leaf; a subleaflet.
- 2
A part or an organ which resembles the barb of a feather, particularly the side branches on the stalks of crinoids; Any of the lateral divisions of the finger-like stalks of an encrinite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pinnule come from?
From Latin pinnula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).