piton
/ˈpiːˌtɒn/noun, verb
piton is spelled P-I-T-O-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piton means “A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piton is pitons.
How many letters and syllables are in piton?
| Letters | 5: P-I-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is piton?
Piton appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 piton?
- /ˈpiːˌtɒn/
Piton has 2 syllables (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-piton.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with piton?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as piton.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: point, pinto, pinot, potin.
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 piton
- pitons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pitoning participle, present
- pitoned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber).
verb
- 1
To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piton in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a spike, wedge, or peg (climbing):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Felshaken |
| Portuguese | pitão |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does piton come from?
Borrowed from French piton (“nail”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).