piddle
/ˈpɪdəl/noun, verb
piddle is spelled P-I-D-D-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piddle means “Piss: urine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piddle is piddles.
How many letters and syllables are in piddle?
| Letters | 6: P-I-D-D-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is piddle?
Piddle appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 piddle?
- UK /ˈpɪd.l̩/
- US /ˈpɪdəl/
- US /ˈpɪd.l̩/
Piddle has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-piddle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with piddle?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as piddle from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of piddle
- piddles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- piddling participle, present
- piddled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piddle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUKslangPiss: urine.
- 2
AustraliaUKslangA piss: an act of urination.
- 3
UKNonsense or a trivial matter.
It's the alteration of the little words that makes all the difference between Poetry & piddle.
verb
- 1
(Often followed by about or around): to act or work ineffectually and wastefully.
- 2
obsoleteSynonym of peck: to attack or eat with a beak.
- 3
Synonym of nibble: to pick at or toy with one's food, to eat slowly or insubstantially.
As about seven seniors quietly eat meat patties, mashed potatoes and canned peaches, Newberry piddles with the food.
- 4
AustraliaUKslangTo urinate.
Ha, ha, ha, Paddy shit in his breaches, ha, ha, ha, I shall laugh till I piddle myself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piddle come from?
Unknown. Compare regional German piddlen, pitteln, pütteln, pühteln (“to pick at something, pick at one's food”), dialectal German Pitzel (“small effort, small task”). Alternatively, perhaps originally from paw or put + -le (suffix forming verbs involving continuous or repeated movement). In later use, a euphemistic diminutive of piss, though not directly related to it. The noun derives from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).