Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pan

/pæn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
pan
IPA
/pæn/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes.

name

An inner moon of the planet Saturn, notable for its equatorial ridge.

name

A surname.

noun

Ellipsis of Peter Pan.

name

A suburb of Newport, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5088).

name

The workhouse in St Pancras, London.

British usage; Obsolete; Slang

name

Abbreviation of Proto-Austronesian.

noun

Acronym of personal area network.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English Pan, from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pæn/
  • British English: /pæn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pans (plural) the Pan (canonical) pen (humorous, plural) pans (present, singular) panning (participle, present) panned (participle, past) panned (past)

Derived Forms

Pandean pandemonium panic panine panolepsy panophobia panpipe panpipes ashpan bakepan bedpan brainpan

Phrases

pan- Pan-like pan-pipes ash pan baking pan best thing since sliced pan bratt pan bread pan

Frequently Paired Words

doghead lavatory sluice cinema cinematography portrait tripod bi

Synonyms

Faunus Pales benzeneacetonitrile benzylcyanide playa lake pipe flash pan priming pan admonish animadvert bash bawl out

Homonyms

panne

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce pan?
The recorded pronunciation is /pæn/.
What does pan mean?
Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes.
Where does pan come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce pan

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