Piggott

/ˈpɪ.ɡət/

//ˈpɪ.ɡət// name

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"piggott" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Piggott” is uncommon English (frequency #63,142 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,142
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Old French.

Corpus desk

Index EN-piggott · Piggott · English

Piggott · rank #63,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,142
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pish

Nearest frequency peer: pish (+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 “Piggott”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Piggott” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Piggott
PropertyValue
HeadwordPiggott
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈpɪ.ɡət/
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Piggott” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Piggottfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “pish” (#63,143), “picnicking” (#63,140), “Pitcairn” (#63,144). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Piggott” is #63,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Piggott is uncommon English at frequency #63,142 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpɪ.ɡət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Piggott, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic. The correct English form is Piggott, spelled P-I-G-G-O-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.
  2. 2
    A city in Arkansas, United States and one of the two county seats of Clay County.

Etymology

From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Piggott"?
"Piggott" is spelled P-I-G-G-O-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɪ.ɡət/.
What does "Piggott" mean?
As a proper noun, "Piggott" means: A surname from Old French.
How do you pronounce "Piggott"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Piggott" is /ˈpɪ.ɡət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Piggott"?
From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Piggott", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pickaxe#63,139playpen#63,145paywall#63,132pranked#63,153

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list