pesty
/ˈpɛsti/adjective
pesty is spelled P-E-S-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pesty means “annoying or troublesome; pesky” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pesty?
| Letters | 5: P-E-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 pesty?
Pesty appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 pesty?
- /ˈpɛsti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pesty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pesty
- more pesty comparative
- pestier comparative
- most pesty superlative
- pestiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pesty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
annoying or troublesome; pesky
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pesty come from?
From pest + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).