Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitted

/pˈɪtɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables: pit-ted
IPA: /pˈɪtɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate.

adj

Having had the pits removed.

adj

Provided with one or more inspection pits. (of a maintenance area)

verb

simple past and past participle of pit

Example Sentences

"Forming a fifth bay alongside the main maintenance area is a running shed, 320ft long and 69ft 6in wide, with four roads pitted for a length of 229ft; [...]."

Derived Forms

nonpitted pockpitted unpitted

Phrases

pitted-shelled turtle pitted tubeshoulder

Synonyms

alveolate faveolate cavitied honeycombed

Rhymes With

committed admitted submitted permitted transmitted acquitted witted readmitted uncommitted refitted remitted resubmitted

Questions

How do you pronounce pitted?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪtɪd/.
What does pitted mean?: Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate.

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