pitched
/pɪt͡ʃt/adjective, verb
pitched is spelled P-I-T-C-H-E-D: 7 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pitched means “Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pitched?
| Letters | 7: P-I-T-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.9 times per million words; the 9,045th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pitched?
Pitched appears 6.9 times per million words in written English, the 9,045th 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 pitched?
- /pɪt͡ʃt/
Pitched has one syllable (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: En-us-pitched.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pitched
- more pitched comparative
- most pitched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pitched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a slope, whether shallow, steep, or intermediate.
a pitched roof
- 2
Having a specified tonal range.
a high-pitched scream
- 3
Fought at a particular place and time, at which opposing forces anticipate and commit to fighting; (later especially) involving sustained, intense military (or by extension, political, legal etc.) fighting.
a pitched battle
- 4
Covered in pitch.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pitch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).