Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pettis

/pˈɛtˌɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: pet-tis
IPA: /pˈɛtˌɪs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A township in Adair County, Missouri, United States; another township in Platte County is inactive.

name

plural of Petti

noun

plural of petti

Phrases

Pettis County

Questions

How do you pronounce pettis?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛtˌɪs/.
What does pettis mean?: A surname.

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