Pissoir
[pɪˈso̯aːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Pissoir” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Toilette für Männer mit Becken zum Urinieren im Stehen
Corpus desk
Index DE-pissoir · Pissoir · German
Pissoir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | Pissoir |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɪˈso̯aːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Pissoir“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Pissoir is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɪˈso̯aːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Toilette für Männer mit Becken zum Urinieren im Stehen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pissoir, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pissoir, spelled P-I-S-S-O-I-R.
Definition
- 1Toilette für Männer mit Becken zum Urinieren im Stehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pissoir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Pissoir des »Adler« hatte ein Unbekannter an die Wand geschrieben, »der Arbeiter, wo Hindenburg oder Hitler wählt, gehört mein Lebetag gequält«.“
„Die ersten öffentlichen Pissoirs wurden errichtet, die Anwohner allerdings protestierten gegen die neuen »Stinkbuden«.“
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.