prithee
/ˈpɹɪði/obsolete
prithee is spelled P-R-I-T-H-E-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, prithee means “please; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prithee?
| Letters | 7: P-R-I-T-H-E-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is prithee?
Prithee appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 prithee?
- /ˈpɹɪði/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prithee.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prithee
- prythee
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prithee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
archaicplease; used to make a question or request more polite or more forceful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prithee come from?
Contraction of I + pray + thee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).