pythons
/ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/noun
pythons is spelled P-Y-T-H-O-N-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pythons means “Large and well-developed muscles in the upper arm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pythons?
| Letters | 7: P-Y-T-H-O-N-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 pythons?
Pythons appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 pythons?
- UK /ˈpaɪ.θənz/
- US /ˈpaɪ.θɑnz/
Pythons 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: En-au-pythons.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does pythons mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangLarge and well-developed muscles in the upper arm.
I read in another magazine about a workout that can put a whole inch on your arms in just one day! Obviously that sounds awesome, because my guns are only 15 inches. I figure I could do this workout every couple months and within a year, I
- 2
plural of python
noun
- 1
plural of Python
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pythons come from?
Apparently originating from an analogy between the distention of the arm muscles and the distended belly of a python that has swallowed a large animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).