tenpenny
adjective, noun
tenpenny is spelled T-E-N-P-E-N-N-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tenpenny means “Having a value or cost of tenpence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tenpenny?
| Letters | 8: T-E-N-P-E-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tenpenny?
Tenpenny appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 tenpenny?
Tenpenny has 3 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).
Forms of tenpenny
- tenpennies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenpenny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a value or cost of tenpence.
noun
- 1
archaicA coin worth ten pence.
- 2
Ellipsis of tenpenny nail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tenpenny come from?
From ten + penny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).