pigmy

Questions about pigmy

What does pigmy mean?

pigmy means "an unusually small individual". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pigmy?

pigmy has 2 syllables: pig-my. The stress falls on "pig". In IPA it is /ˈpɪɡmi/.

What is another word for pigmy?

Close synonyms include pygmy, Pygmy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pigmy a common word?

pigmy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pigmy?

1 word rhymes with pigmy. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.