# pita

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪtə/ · frequency rank #29,037

## Definitions
1. A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.

## Etymology
From Greek πίτα (píta, “pie”), more at pizza. Doublet of pide and pizza.

## Easily confused with
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pt)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-put)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pot)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-psa)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pts)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pst)
- **PLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pla)
- **PTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pta)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pra)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pto)
- **pix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pix)
- **poa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-poa)
- **PPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-ppt)
- **PPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-ppa)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-puts)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pity)
- **plea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-plea)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pitt)
- **pots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pots)
- **pits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pits)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ipta`, `piat`, `pitta`, `ppita`, `ptia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pita