# piglet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪɡ.lət/ · frequency rank #36,283

## Definitions
1. A young pig.

## Etymology
From pig + -let (diminutive suffix). Attested from 1855. Displaced Old English fearh.

## Easily confused with
- **pile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-pile)
- **pilot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-pilot)
- **piles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-piles)
- **piled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-piled)
- **pigment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-pigment)
- **piglets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-piglets)
- **piet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piet-vs-piglet)
- **Paget** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paget-vs-piglet)
- **picket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/picket-vs-piglet)
- **pallet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallet-vs-piglet)
- **pellet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pellet-vs-piglet)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ipglet`, `pgilet`, `pigelt`, `pigglet`, `piglett`, `pigllet`, `piglte`, `pilget`, `ppiglet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/piglet