pontianak
noun
pontianak is spelled P-O-N-T-I-A-N-A-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Pontianak, the name). As a noun, pontianak means “A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pontianak is pontianaks.
How many letters and syllables are in pontianak?
| Letters | 9: P-O-N-T-I-A-N-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 pontianak?
Pontianak appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Pontianak, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pontianak
- pontianaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pontianak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female vampiric ghost in Malaysian and Indonesian mythology, said to be the spirit of a woman who died while pregnant.
- 2
Alternative form of pontianac (“fossil resin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pontianak come from?
Borrowed from Malay puntianak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).