pixie

Other forms of pixie

plural

pixies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pixie

What does pixie mean?

pixie means "(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pixie?

pixie has 2 syllables: pix-ie. The stress falls on "pix". In IPA it is /ˈpɪksi/.

What is another word for pixie?

Close synonyms include elf, hob, gremlin, pixy, brownie. 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 pixie a common word?

pixie is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.