pens

/pɛnz/

//pɛnz// noun

The verdict

“pens” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,791 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,791
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural de pen

Key facts for pens
PropertyValue
Headwordpens
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɛnz/
Letters4
Frequency rank#75,791
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pens” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pens lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pens is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,791 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pɛnz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural de pen".

pens doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is pens, spelled P-E-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural de pen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pens"?
"pens" is spelled P-E-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pɛnz/.
What does "pens" mean?
As a noun, "pens" means: plural de pen
How do you pronounce "pens"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pens" is /pɛnz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pens" come from?
"pens" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “pens”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-N-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pɛnz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list