# psst

> English word · Interjection · IPA /psːː(t)/ · frequency rank #38,565

## Definitions
1. Implies that the speaker is sending secret or whispered information to another person.

## Etymology
Imitative. Imitative of the similar sounds people use to call animals such as cats.

## Easily confused with
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pt)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-put)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pts)
- **PST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pst)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pus)
- **PSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-psu)
- **push** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-push)
- **PTSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-ptsd)
- **punt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-punt)
- **putt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-putt)
- **puss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-puss)
- **pussy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/psst-vs-pussy)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ps-vs-psst)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pet-vs-psst)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pot-vs-psst)
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pit-vs-psst)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pat-vs-psst)
- **pcs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pcs-vs-psst)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pos-vs-psst)
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pas-vs-psst)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ppsst`, `psstt`, `psts`, `spst`

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