pastie
/ˈpeɪsti/noun
pastie is spelled P-A-S-T-I-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pastie means “An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pastie is pasties.
How many letters and syllables are in pastie?
| Letters | 6: P-A-S-T-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pastie?
Pastie appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pastie?
- /ˈpeɪsti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pastie1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pastie2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pastie
Sounds like: pasty (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pastie
- pasties plural
- pasty
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pastie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.
- 2
Alternative spelling of pasty (“a type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape”).
- 3
A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pastie come from?
From paste + -ie. First use appears c. 1954, in the publications of E. J. Abbot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).