chamber pot
"chamber-pot" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chamber pot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chamber-pot · chamber pot · English
chamber pot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | chamber pot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chamber pot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
chamber pot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.".
chamber pot has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom). The correct English form is chamber pot, spelled C-H-A-M-B-E-R- -P-O-T.
Definition
- 1A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
Etymology
From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom).
Synonyms
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.