chamber pot

noun

"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

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Key facts for chamber pot
PropertyValue
Headwordchamber pot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chamber pot” in English

chamber potsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

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

  1. 1
    A 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

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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 "chamber pot"?
"chamber pot" is spelled C-H-A-M-B-E-R- -P-O-T.
What does "chamber pot" mean?
As a noun, "chamber pot" means: A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
What is the origin of the word "chamber pot"?
From chamber + pot, from its usual use in one's chamber (i.e., bedroom). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list