pita
/ˈpiːtə/noun
pita is spelled P-I-T-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pita means “A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pita is pitas or pites.
How many letters and syllables are in pita?
| Letters | 4: P-I-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pita?
Pita appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 pita?
- UK /ˈpɪtə/
- UK /ˈpiːtə/
- US /ˈpiːtə/
Pita 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-pita.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pita2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pita
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pitta.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with pita?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pita from its last stressed vowel (/itə/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tipa.
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 pita
- pitas plural
- pites plural
- pitta
- pita bread
- pitta bread
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pita mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- 2
A fiber obtained from the Agave americana and related species, used for making cordage and paper.
- 3
The plant which yields the fiber.
noun
- 1
Acronym of pain in the ass/arse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pita in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bread pouch used for making sandwiches – see also pide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pita |
| German | Pita |
| Portuguese | pita |
| Spanish | pita, pan de pita |
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 pita come from?
From Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza. Doublet of pide and pizza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).