pithead
/pɪtˈhɛd/noun
pithead is spelled P-I-T-H-E-A-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pithead means “The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pithead is pitheads.
How many letters and syllables are in pithead?
| Letters | 7: P-I-T-H-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pithead?
Pithead appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 pithead?
- UK /pɪtˈhɛd/
Pithead has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pithead?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pithead from its last stressed vowel (/ɛd/, British pronunciation):
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 pithead
- pitheads plural
- pit head
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pithead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.
- 2
A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pithead come from?
From pit + head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).