piggy

/ˈpɪɡi/

//ˈpɪɡi// noun

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"piggy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“piggy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,664
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pig (the animal).

Corpus desk

Index EN-piggy · piggy · English

piggy · rank #19,664 · 6 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,664
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH piling

Nearest frequency peer: piling (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “piggy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “piggy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

piggy vs pigs
60% similar
piggy vs pity
60% similar
piggy vs ping
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for piggy
PropertyValue
Headwordpiggy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɪɡi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,664
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “piggy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).piggylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “piling” (#19,665), “perished” (#19,662), “polarized” (#19,666). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “piggy” is #19,664. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around piggy (IPA /ˈpɪɡi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,664 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for piggy, with forms such as "ipggy", "pgigy", and "piggyy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "pigs", "pity", "ping", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pig + -y (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is piggy, spelled P-I-G-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pig (the animal).
  2. 2
    A guinea pig.
  3. 3
    A toe.
  4. 4
    A pig (greedy person).
  5. 5
    A member of the police.
  6. 6
    Paypig.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how piggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This little piggy went to market.
  2. "Where might you come from?" When she had got a satisfactory answer to this, she continued, while she repeatedly addressed herself to the young pigs: "Ah, so! you are at school at the parson's, eh! - hush, hush! little piggies then!"

Etymology

From pig + -y (diminutive suffix).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ipggy
  • pgigy
  • piggyy
  • pigy
  • pigyg
  • ppiggy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of piggy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ipggy2pgigy2piggyy1pigy1pigyg2ppiggy1
Edit distance from "piggy"

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 "piggy"?
"piggy" is spelled P-I-G-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɪɡi/.
What does "piggy" mean?
As a noun, "piggy" means: A pig (the animal).
What words are commonly confused with "piggy"?
"piggy" is commonly confused with "pigs", "pity", "ping". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "piggy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "piggy" is /ˈpɪɡi/. 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 "piggy"?
From pig + -y (diminutive suffix). 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 "piggy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ollie#19,649Nadia#19,645leafy#19,634latte#19,633

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list