Pictish
Pic·tish/ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/adjective
Pictish is spelled P-I-C-T-I-S-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Pic·tish). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Pictish means “Of or pertaining to the Picts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Pictish?
| Letters | 7: P-I-C-T-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Pic·tish |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 Pictish?
Pictish appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 Pictish?
- US /ˈpɪk.tɪʃ/
Pictish has 2 syllables, split Pic·tish in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Pictish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Pictish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Picts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pictish in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the Picts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | picte |
| German | piktisch |
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 Pictish come from?
From Pict + -ish. Compare Old English Pihtisċ.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).