Pythia
/ˈpɪθiə/noun
Pythia is spelled P-Y-T-H-I-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Pythia means “A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Pythia is Pythias.
How many letters and syllables are in Pythia?
| Letters | 6: P-Y-T-H-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 Pythia?
Pythia appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 Pythia?
- /ˈpɪθiə/
Pythia has 3 syllables (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)-Vealhurl-Pythia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Pythia
- Pythias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Pythia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pythia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pythie |
| German | Pythia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Pythia come from?
From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).