tenner
/ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/noun
tenner is spelled T-E-N-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tenner means “A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tenner is tenners.
How many letters and syllables are in tenner?
| Letters | 6: T-E-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 tenner?
Tenner appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 tenner?
- UK /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/
Tenner has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tenner.ogg, En-uk-tenner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tenner
Sounds like: tenor (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tenner?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tenner from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rennet.
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 tenner
- tenners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKinformalA monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
- 2
slangA kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
- 3
A tennis shoe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tenner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense note worth ten basic units of currency:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zehner |
| Portuguese | dezão |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does tenner come from?
From ten + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).