Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyro

/ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: py-ro
IPA: /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Slang

noun

Uncountable

noun

A pyrotechnician.

Countable; Informal

noun

Informal; Uncountable

noun

Pyrogallol, pyrogallic acid.

Archaic; Uncountable

adj

Pyromaniac, pyromaniacal.

Slang

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"“I had told the guy a couple of weeks earlier that the pyro flames were getting too close,” he laughs."

Etymology

Shortening of a word starting with pyro-, ultimately from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πῦρ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/
British English: /ˈpaɪ.ɹəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyros (plural) more pyro (comparative) most pyro (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pyromania

Homonyms

pyro-

Rhymes With

cairo enviro giro gyro biro tyro chiro styro

Questions

How do you pronounce pyro?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpaɪ.ɹoʊ/.
What does pyro mean?: A pyromaniac.
Where does pyro come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce pyro

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