# bidet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbiːdeɪ/ · frequency rank #48,086

## Definitions
1. A low-mounted plumbing fixture or type of sink intended for washing the external genitalia and the anus.
2. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon for carrying his baggage.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French bidet.

## Easily confused with
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bit)
- **bike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bike)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bite)
- **bids** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bids)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bile)
- **bode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bode)
- **Biel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-biel)
- **bride** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bride)
- **bites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bites)
- **biker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-biker)
- **bigot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bigot)
- **bight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bight)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-biter)
- **Boden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-boden)
- **bodes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bodes)
- **budget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-budget)
- **brides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-brides)
- **binder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-binder)
- **billet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-billet)
- **Bridget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-bridget)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbidet`, `bdiet`, `biddet`, `bidett`, `bidte`, `biedt`, `ibdet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bidet