pussy-cat
"pussy-cat" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pussy-cat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pet domestic cat; a pussy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pussy-cat · pussy-cat · English
pussy-cat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pussy-cat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pussy-cat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pussy-cat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for pussy-cat in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is pussy-cat, spelled P-U-S-S-Y---C-A-T.
Definition
- 1A pet domestic cat; a pussy.
- 2A gentle or soft-hearted person.
- 3The silky catkin of various willows.
- 4A sexy woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how pussy-cat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He looks stern, but he’s just a big pussy-cat really.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.