/ˈpɪnt(ə)ɹəst/noun, verb
Pinterest is spelled P-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pinterest means “An account on Pinterest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Pinterest is Pinterests.
How many letters and syllables are in Pinterest?
| Letters | 9: P-I-N-T-E-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Pinterest?
Pinterest appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 Pinterest?
- UK /ˈpɪntɹɛst/
- US /ˈpɪnt(ə)ɹəst/
- US /ˈpɪnt(ə)ɹɛst/
Pinterest 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Pinterest.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Pinterest
- Pinterests plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- Pinteresting participle, present
- Pinterested participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pinterest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn account on Pinterest.
verb
- 1
informalTo use the service Pinterest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Pinterest come from?
From Pinterest, an American image-sharing social media service that enables users to save (“pin”) posts, itself a blend of pin + interest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).