puisne
puis·ne/ˈpjuni/adjective, noun
puisne is spelled P-U-I-S-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (puis·ne). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, puisne means “Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in puisne?
| Letters | 6: P-U-I-S-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: puis·ne |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 puisne?
Puisne appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 puisne?
- UK /ˈpjuːni/
- US /ˈpjuni/
Puisne has 2 syllables, split puis·ne in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-puisne.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with puisne
Sounds like: puny (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with puisne?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as puisne from its last stressed vowel (/uni/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: supine.
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 puisne
- more puisne comparative
- most puisne superlative
- puny
- puisnes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puisne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
obsoleteYounger; junior.
- 2
obsoleteInsignificant, petty; ineffectual.
- 3
Inferior in rank, as designation of any justice, judge etc. other than the most senior.
the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer
- 4
Coming later in time; subsequent, secondary.
noun
- 1
A person of puisne rank.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).