cesspit
/ˈsɛspɪt/noun
cesspit is spelled C-E-S-S-P-I-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cesspit means “A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cesspit is cesspits.
How many letters and syllables are in cesspit?
| Letters | 7: C-E-S-S-P-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 91,522nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cesspit?
Cesspit appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 91,522nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cesspit?
- /ˈsɛspɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cesspit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cesspit
- cesspits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cesspit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
- 2
derogatoryA place or situation characterised by corruption, filth or immoral activities.
Politics devolved into a cesspit of lies and deceit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cesspit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pit for sewage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fosse septique |
| German | Sickergrube, Versitzgrube, Senkgrube |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cesspit come from?
Uncertain. The first part, cess-, is undoubtedly the same as for cesspool, whose origin is likewise uncertain. The second part is pit, a hole in the ground.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).