How to Pronounce Pi

To pronounce "pi", say PI — one syllable, IPA /paɪ/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Letters

/paɪ/

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💡 Tip for remembering “pi”

"pi" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with wry and exemplify, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: pie, pye, pae — easy to mix up when writing.

What does pi mean?

noun

  1. The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.
  2. An irrational and transcendental constant representing the ratio of the circumference of a Euclidean circle to its diameter; approximately 3.14159265358979323846264338327950; usually written π.

verb

  1. To spill or mix printing type.

adjective

  1. Not part of the usual font character set; especially, non-Roman type or symbols as opposed to standard alphanumeric Roman type.

    “In computing, pi characters may be entered with special key combinations.”

Synonyms

Archimedes' constantLudolph's constantLudolph's numberLudolphian numberpie

Words that rhyme with pi

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

wryexemplifyrectifyhighlieapplyfortifyawrymollifyamplifynullifycry

Related words

operativesherlockplcramsesramessesutes

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "pi"?▾

"Pi" has one syllable.

What is the IPA transcription of "pi"?▾

The IPA transcription of "pi" is /paɪ/.

What does "pi" mean?▾

Pi: The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.

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