threepence
/ˈθɹʌpəns/noun
threepence is spelled T-H-R-E-E-P-E-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, threepence means “The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of threepence is threepences.
How many letters and syllables are in threepence?
| Letters | 10: T-H-R-E-E-P-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 threepence?
Threepence appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 threepence?
- /ˈθɹʌpəns/
- /ˈθɹɪpəns/
- /ˈθɹɛpəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-threepence.ogg, En-us-threepence.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of threepence
- threepences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does threepence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount of money equal to that of three pence (old or new).
- 2
A former (pre-decimalisation) British or Irish coin worth three old pence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does threepence come from?
From three + pence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).