pix
/pɪks/noun
pix is spelled P-I-X: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pix means “Motion pictures; movies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pix?
| Letters | 3: P-I-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is pix?
Pix appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 pix?
- /pɪks/
Pix has one syllable (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)-I_learned_some_phrases-pyx.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-pix.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pix
Sounds like: pics, pyx (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pix
- pic singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pix mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalplural of pic (“picture”)
Annual photo contest has brought in some pix by amateurs which are definitely in the professional category.
- 2
Motion pictures; movies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pix come from?
Abbreviation of pictures, first used in Variety in 1916, along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).