pinochle
/ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/noun
pinochle is spelled P-I-N-O-C-H-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pinochle means “A card game, similar to bezique” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pinochle is pinochles.
How many letters and syllables are in pinochle?
| Letters | 8: P-I-N-O-C-H-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pinochle?
Pinochle appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 pinochle?
- US /ˈpiˌnʌk.l̩/
Pinochle has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pinochle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pinochle (/inʌkl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: phenolic.
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 pinochle
- pinochles plural
- peaknuckle
- pea-knuckle
- penuchle
- penuckle
- pinocle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pinochle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A card game, similar to bezique.
- 2
A meld of the jack of diamonds and queen of spades in that card game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pinochle come from?
Perhaps from Austro-Bavarian pronunciation of German Binokel (where b>p change is common) , French binocle (literally “pince-nez”), a related card game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).