Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitt

/pɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: pitt
IPA: /pɪt/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An English topographical surname for someone who lived by, or operated a pit or mine.

Countable

name

University of Pittsburgh

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in Hursley parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4528).

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Pitts (plural)

Derived Forms

Pittite Pittsboro Pittsburg Pittsburgh Pittsfield Pittsgrove Pittston Pittstown Pittsylvania

Phrases

Brad as Pitt Pitt Avenue Pitt County Pitt-Hopkins syndrome Pitt Island Pitt River Pitt's Head Pitt Street

Frequently Paired Words

Pitts

Homonyms

pit

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split admit quit kit commit submit

Questions

How do you pronounce pitt?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪt/.
What does pitt mean?: An English topographical surname for someone who lived by, or operated a pit or mine.

How to pronounce pitt

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