Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitty

/ˈpɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
pit-ty
IPA
/ˈpɪti/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of pity.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A pit bull terrier.

Slang

Etymology

From pit(bull) + -y.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pitties (plural)

Homonyms

pity

Rhymes With

city pretty free city center city committee central city twin city farmer city shitty pity kitty vatican city

Questions

How do you pronounce pitty?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪti/.
What does pitty mean?
Obsolete spelling of pity.
Where does pitty come from?
From pit(bull) + -y.

How to pronounce pitty

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