Plantagenet
/plænˈtædʒ.ɪ.nɪt/noun
Plantagenet is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-G-E-N-E-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Plantagenet means “A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Plantagenet is Plantagenets.
How many letters and syllables are in Plantagenet?
| Letters | 11: P-L-A-N-T-A-G-E-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 Plantagenet?
Plantagenet appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 Plantagenet?
- /plænˈtædʒ.ə.nɪt/
- /plænˈtædʒ.(ə.)nət/
- UK /plænˈtædʒ.ɪ.nɪt/
Plantagenet has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Plantagenet
- Plantagenets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Plantagenet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of the dynasty which held the English throne from 1154 to 1485.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Plantagenet come from?
Originally a sobriquet of Geoffrey of Anjou (1113-1151), founder of the line, who was said to have worn a yellow broom blossom in his hat, Old French plante genest (French plante genêt), from Latin planta genista (“sprig of broom”), whence Medieval Latin Plantagenistae; subsequently adopted as a surname.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).