bow down before the porcelain god

/ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/

//ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd// verb

"bow-down-before-the-porcelain-god" is a 28-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bow down before the porcelain god” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
33
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

Key facts for bow down before the porcelain god
PropertyValue
Headwordbow down before the porcelain god
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/
Letters33
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bow down before the porcelain god” sits in English frequency

bow down before the porcelain god falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for bow down before the porcelain god is 33 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bow down before the porcelain god, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: See worship the porcelain god. The correct English form is bow down before the porcelain god, spelled B-O-W- -D-O-W-N- -B-E-F-O-R-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -G-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).

Etymology

See worship the porcelain god.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bow down before the porcelain god"?
"bow down before the porcelain god" is spelled B-O-W- -D-O-W-N- -B-E-F-O-R-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -G-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/.
What does "bow down before the porcelain god" mean?
As a verb, "bow down before the porcelain god" means: Synonym of worship the porcelain god (“to vomit into a toilet bowl”).
How do you pronounce "bow down before the porcelain god"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bow down before the porcelain god" is /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bow down before the porcelain god"?
See worship the porcelain god. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bow down before the porcelain god”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-O-W- -D-O-W-N- -B-E-F-O-R-E- -T-H-E- -P-O-R-C-E-L-A-I-N- -G-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌbaʊ ˈdaʊn tuː ðə ˈpɔːsəlɪn ˈɡɒd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list