crapper
/ˈkɹæ.pɚ/
"crapper" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crapper” is uncommon English (frequency #82,196 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,196
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-crapper · crapper · English
crapper · rank #82,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,196
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH crasher
Nearest frequency peer: crasher (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “crapper”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- coring
coring
17,808 corpus weight
- crapper
crapper
17,805 corpus weight
- crasher
crasher
17,804 corpus weight
- crawlies
crawlies
17,803 corpus weight
- creepypasta
creepypasta
17,802 corpus weight
- cremate
cremate
17,801 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “crapper” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crapper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #82,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crapper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crapper is uncommon English at frequency #82,196 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɹæ.pɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for crapper, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”). The correct English form is crapper, spelled C-R-A-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1A chamber pot or toilet, particularly (dated) a flush toilet by Thomas Crapper.
- 2A lavatory or outhouse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crapper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I purchased your magazine for the first and last time. What the hell is it? (..) It wasn't even good reading material for the crapper.
Etymology
From crap + -er, although possibly repopularized by barracks employing Thomas Crapper's plumbing fixtures used during the First World War. The occupational surname Crapper derives from a dialectal variant of cropper (“harvester of crops, farmer”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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