piteously
/ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/adverb
piteously is spelled P-I-T-E-O-U-S-L-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, piteously means “In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piteously?
| Letters | 9: P-I-T-E-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 piteously?
Piteously appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 piteously?
- /ˈpɪ.ti.əs.li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-piteously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of piteously
- more piteously comparative
- most piteously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piteously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piteously come from?
From Middle English piteuously, pitously; equivalent to piteous + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).