pory
/ˈpɔɹ.i/obsolete
pory is spelled P-O-R-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pory means “porous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pory?
| Letters | 4: P-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 pory?
Pory appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 pory?
- UK /ˈpɔː.ɹi/
- US /ˈpɔɹ.i/
Pory has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pory?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pory from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹi/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pyro, opry, ropy.
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 pory
- more pory comparative
- most pory superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
archaicporous
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pory come from?
From pore + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).