pissant
/ˈpɪsænt/noun, adjective
pissant is spelled P-I-S-S-A-N-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pissant means “An ant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pissant is pissants.
How many letters and syllables are in pissant?
| Letters | 7: P-I-S-S-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pissant?
Pissant appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 pissant?
- /ˈpɪsænt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pissant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pissant
- pissants plural
- piss-ant
- more pissant comparative
- most pissant superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pissant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ant.
- 2
derogatoryslangAn insignificant person.
- 3
derogatoryslangA person who adheres strictly to a rule or policy despite current circumstances.
Their manager is a real pissant about break times.
- 4
derogatoryslangA person seemingly incapable of focusing on anything but the trivial, especially in the sense of trivial or irrelevant criticism.
adjective
- 1
vulgarInsignificant or unimportant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pissant come from?
From piss + ant, because of the urine-like smell of anthills. Compare pismire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).