tenpin
noun
tenpin is spelled T-E-N-P-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tenpin means “Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tenpin is tenpins.
How many letters and syllables are in tenpin?
| Letters | 6: T-E-N-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 tenpin?
Tenpin appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 tenpin?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tenpin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tenpin
- tenpins plural
- ten-pin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenpin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
- 2
The game of tenpin bowling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tenpin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense target:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quille |
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.