# potty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒti/ · frequency rank #20,738

## Definitions
1. A chamber pot.
2. A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
3. Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.

## Etymology
From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-putt)
- **pout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-pout)
- **POTUS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-potus)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-putty)
- **pretty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/potty-vs-pretty)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pot-vs-potty)
- **post** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/post-vs-potty)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/port-vs-potty)
- **poet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poet-vs-potty)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pity-vs-potty)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pony-vs-potty)
- **Pitt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pitt-vs-potty)
- **pots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pots-vs-potty)
- **party** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/party-vs-potty)
- **posts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/posts-vs-potty)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petty-vs-potty)
- **ports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ports-vs-potty)
- **poets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poets-vs-potty)
- **poppy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poppy-vs-potty)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patty-vs-potty)

## Common misspellings (6)
`optty`, `pottyy`, `poty`, `potyt`, `ppotty`, `ptoty`

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