How to pronounce “pithy”
Say “pithy” in 2 beats
pithy
/ˈpɪθi/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /pɪθi/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- pitpɪstress
- hyθi
- IPA (American)
- /ˈpɪθi/
- IPA (British)
- /pɪθi/
- Respelling
- PI-thee
- Syllables
- 2 — PIT-hy
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: PIT-hy. “pit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈpɪθi/
/pɪθi/
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What “pithy” means
- adjective
concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen
“welcomed her pithy comments”
Say it in a sentence
“Her pithy note on the fridge said everything necessary.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“pithy”, answered
How do you pronounce “pithy”?
“pithy” is pronounced /ˈpɪθi/ (PI-thee) in American English and /pɪθi/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “pit”. Build it as PIT-hy, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “pithy” have?
2: pit · hy. The beat lands on the first, “pit”.
Is “pithy” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈpɪθi/ (PI-thee); British English says /pɪθi/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “pithy” mean?
As an adjective: concise and full of meaning; ; - Hervey Allen For example: “welcomed her pithy comments”
Where is the stress in “pithy”?
Stress the first syllable: PIT-hy. “pit” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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