pen-pal

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pen pal]
- /pɛn pæl/
- /pen pæl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pen pal]
- /pɛn pæl/

Definition of pen-pal word

noun pen-pal a person with whom one keeps up an exchange of letters, usually someone so far away that a personal meeting is unlikely: My niece in Texas has a pen pal in France. 1

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Origin of pen-pal

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Pen-pal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pen-pal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.