piebald
/ˈpaɪ.bɔld/adjective, noun
piebald is spelled P-I-E-B-A-L-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, piebald means “Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piebald?
| Letters | 7: P-I-E-B-A-L-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 piebald?
Piebald appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 piebald?
- UK /ˈpaɪ.bɔːld/
- US /ˈpaɪ.bɔld/
- US /ˈpaɪ.bɑld/
Piebald has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-piebald.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with piebald?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as piebald (/aɪbɔld/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: bipedal.
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 piebald
- more piebald comparative
- most piebald superlative
- piebalds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piebald mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Spotted or blotched, especially in black and white.
- 2
Of mixed character, heterogeneous.
noun
- 1
An animal with piebald coloration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piebald in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spotted or blotched:
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 piebald come from?
From pie (“magpie”) + bald (“having white patches or blazes”). Compare typologically Polish srokaty < sroka.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).