Pythia
/ˈpɪθiə/
"pythia" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pythia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi
Corpus desk
Index EN-pythia · Pythia · English
Pythia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pythia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɪθiə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Pythia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Pythia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɪθiə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pythia, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía). The correct English form is Pythia, spelled P-Y-T-H-I-A.
Definition
- 1A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.