chamber pot
"chamber-pot" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chamber pot” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chamber pot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chamber pot” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chamber pot is 11 letters long, classified as a noun. 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: "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
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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.
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Using “chamber pot”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-M-B-E-R- -P-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.