plene
/pliːn/adverb, adjective, noun
plene is spelled P-L-E-N-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, plene means “With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plene?
| Letters | 5: P-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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; 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 plene?
Plene appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 plene?
- UK /pliːn/
- UK /ˈpliːniː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with plene?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plene from its last stressed vowel (/in/, British pronunciation):
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 plene
- plenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
With matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteFull, complete, whole.
- 2
Written with matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
noun
- 1
A word written with matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plene come from?
From Latin plēnus (“full”) (adjective) or plēnē (“fully”) (adverb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).