planetary
/ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/adjective, noun
planetary is spelled P-L-A-N-E-T-A-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, planetary means “Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in planetary?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-N-E-T-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none 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 planetary?
Planetary appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 planetary?
- UK /ˈplænɪtəri/
- /ˈplænɪtri/
- US /ˈplænɪˌtɛəri/
Planetary has 4 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)-Vealhurl-planetary.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-planetary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with planetary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as planetary from its last stressed vowel (/ænɪtɛəɹi/):
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 planetary
- planetaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does planetary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
- 2
Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
- 3
Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
- 4
Epicyclic.
a planetary mixer
noun
- 1
A planetary nebula.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Planetary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to planets:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | planétaire |
| German | planetar |
| Portuguese | planetário |
| Spanish | planetario |
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 planetary come from?
From planet + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).