# pity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪt.i/ · frequency rank #7,373

## Definitions
1. A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
2. Something regrettable.
3. Piety.

## Etymology
From Middle English pitye, pitie, pittye, pitee, pite, from Anglo-Norman pité, pittee etc., from Old French pitet, pitié, from Latin pietās. See also the doublets pietà and piety.

## Easily confused with
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pt)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-put)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pot)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pts)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pst)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-ply)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pry)
- **PTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pta)
- **PTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pto)
- **pix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pix)
- **PPT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-ppt)
- **play** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-play)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-puts)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pray)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-prey)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pony)
- **pots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-pots)
- **ploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-ploy)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-putt)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-puny)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ipty`, `pitty`, `pityy`, `piyt`, `ppity`, `ptiy`

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