tosspot
/ˈtɒspɒt/
"tosspot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tosspot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tosspot · tosspot · English
tosspot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | tosspot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɒspɒt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tosspot” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tosspot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɒspɒt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
tosspot has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From toss + pot. The correct English form is tosspot, spelled T-O-S-S-P-O-T.
Definition
- 1A drunkard, one who drinks alcohol frequently.
- 2A fool, prat; an idiot.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how tosspot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Muses shame to remember some fresh quaffers of Helicon; and which of the Graces or Virtues blusheth not to name some lusty tosspots of rhetoric?
We see our carowsing tospot German souldiers, when they are most plunged in their cups and as drunke as rats, to have perfect remembrance of their quarter, of the watchword, and of their files.
Etymology
From toss + pot.
Synonyms
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.
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