tenter
/ˈtɛntəɹ/noun, verb
tenter is spelled T-E-N-T-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tenter means “A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tenter is tenters.
How many letters and syllables are in tenter?
| Letters | 6: T-E-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 tenter?
Tenter appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 tenter?
- /ˈtɛntəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tenter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tenter?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tenter.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: netter.
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 tenter
- tenters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tentering participle, present
- tentered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tenter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A framework upon which cloth is stretched and dried.
- 2
One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a kind of assistant foreman.
- 3
A kind of governor, or regulating device.
verb
- 1
To stretch cloth on such a framework.
- 2
To admit extension; to be stretchable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tenter come from?
Via Old French, perhaps from Latin tentorium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).