pescetarian
pes·ce·ta·ri·an/ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/noun, adjective
pescetarian is spelled P-E-S-C-E-T-A-R-I-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables (pes·ce·ta·ri·an). It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pescetarian means “A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pescetarian is pescetarians.
How many letters and syllables are in pescetarian?
| Letters | 11: P-E-S-C-E-T-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: pes·ce·ta·ri·an |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pescetarian?
Pescetarian appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 pescetarian?
- UK /ˌpɛskɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
- UK /ˌpɛsɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/
- UK /ˌpɛskəˈtɛəɹi.ən/
Pescetarian has 5 syllables, split pes·ce·ta·ri·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pescetarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pescetarian?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pescetarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiən/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pescetarian
- pescetarians plural
- pescatarian
- piscetarian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pescetarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to pescetarianism.
pescetarian diet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pescetarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pescétarien, pesco-végétarien |
| German | Pescetarier, Pescetarierin, pescetarisch |
| Portuguese | pescetariano, piscitariano, peixetariano |
| Spanish | pescetariano, pescetariana, pescatariano, ictiófago, piscívoro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pescetarian come from?
Blend of Italian pesce (“fish”) + vegetarian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).