sixpenny
adjective, noun
sixpenny is spelled S-I-X-P-E-N-N-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sixpenny means “Worth or costing six pennies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sixpenny?
| Letters | 8: S-I-X-P-E-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th 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 sixpenny?
Sixpenny appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th 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 sixpenny
- sixpennies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sixpenny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Worth or costing six pennies.
- 2
datedCheap; worthless.
noun
- 1
A publication costing sixpence.
- 2
A stamp worth sixpence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sixpenny come from?
From six + penny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).