Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinned

/pɪnd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: pinned
IPA: /pɪnd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pin

adj

Having (a specified kind or number of) pins.

Example Sentences

"a three-pinned arch"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English -ed English pinned From pin + -ed.

Phrases

pinned post

Homonyms

pend penned (pin–pen merger) pind poind

Rhymes With

skinned sinned rescind grinned lind sind linde thinned downwind lynde hinde lynd

Questions

How do you pronounce pinned?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪnd/.
What does pinned mean?: simple past and past participle of pin
Where does pinned come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English -ed English pinned From pin + -ed.

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