pix
/pɪks/
"pix" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pix” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,483 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #39,483
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of pic (“picture”)
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pix |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɪks/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #39,483 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pix” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for pix is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɪks/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,483 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pix, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PM", "PP", "PR", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Abbreviation of pictures, first used in Variety in 1916, along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage. The correct English form is pix, spelled P-I-X.
Definition
- 1plural of pic (“picture”)
- 2Motion pictures; movies.
Etymology
Abbreviation of pictures, first used in Variety in 1916, along with other similar words that the magazine calls slanguage.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pix”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-I-X - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɪks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PM” - see the side-by-side comparison. pix vs PM
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.