polenta
po·len·ta/pəˈlɛntə/noun
polenta is spelled P-O-L-E-N-T-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables (po·len·ta). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polenta means “Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polenta is polentas.
How many letters and syllables are in polenta?
| Letters | 7: P-O-L-E-N-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: po·len·ta |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 polenta?
Polenta appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 polenta?
- /pəˈlɛntə/
Polenta has 3 syllables, split po·len·ta in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-polenta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polenta
- polentas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polenta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polenta in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense starchy accompaniment to a meal:
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 polenta come from?
Borrowed from Italian polenta.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).