poncelet
noun
poncelet is spelled P-O-N-C-E-L-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, poncelet means “An obsolete French unit of power, equal to the power required to raise a quintal at a velocity of one metre per second” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of poncelet is poncelets.
How many letters and syllables are in poncelet?
| Letters | 8: P-O-N-C-E-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 poncelet?
Poncelet appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
Forms of poncelet
- poncelets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does poncelet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An obsolete French unit of power, equal to the power required to raise a quintal at a velocity of one metre per second.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does poncelet come from?
Named after Jean-Victor Poncelet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).