twopenny
adjective, noun
twopenny is spelled T-W-O-P-E-N-N-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, twopenny means “Having a value or cost of twopence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in twopenny?
| Letters | 8: T-W-O-P-E-N-N-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 twopenny?
Twopenny appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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).
Forms of twopenny
- twopennies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twopenny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a value or cost of twopence.
- 2
Cheap; worthless; petty.
noun
- 1
UKdatedA coin or stamp worth two pence.
- 2
UKobsoleteAle sold for two pence per quart.
- 3
UKobsoleteslangA person's head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).