stannary
stan·na·ry/ˈstænəɹi/adjective, noun
stannary is spelled S-T-A-N-N-A-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (stan·na·ry). It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stannary means “Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stannary?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-N-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: stan·na·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 stannary?
Stannary appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 stannary?
- US /ˈstænəɹi/
Stannary has 3 syllables, split stan·na·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stannary.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stannary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stannary from its last stressed vowel (/ænəɹi/):
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 stannary
- stannaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stannary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to tin mining, especially in Cornwall.
noun
- 1
A tin mine or tinworks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stannary come from?
From Late Latin stannaria, from Latin stannum (“tin”). By surface analysis, stann- + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).