# pithy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɪθi/ · frequency rank #46,697

## Definitions
1. Concise and meaningful.
2. Of, like, or abounding in pith; spongy or having small holes or pits.
3. Vigorous, powerful, strong; substantial.

## Etymology
From Middle English pithy, pythy, equivalent to pith + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pity)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pitt)
- **pits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pits)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-potty)
- **pushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pushy)
- **Pitts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-pitts)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pithy-vs-putty)
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pit-vs-pithy)
- **path** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/path-vs-pithy)
- **pita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pita-vs-pithy)
- **pitch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitch-vs-pithy)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petty-vs-pithy)
- **paths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paths-vs-pithy)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-pithy)
- **pinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinky-vs-pithy)
- **picky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picky-vs-pithy)
- **piggy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piggy-vs-pithy)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patsy-vs-pithy)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piety-vs-pithy)
- **Pinoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinoy-vs-pithy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipthy`, `pihty`, `pithhy`, `pithyy`, `pitthy`, `pityh`, `ppithy`, `ptihy`

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