pis

\pi\

/\pi\/ noun

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The verdict

“pis” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #3,350) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#3,350
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Mamelle de bête laitière (vache, brebis, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index FR-pis · pis · French

pis · rank #3,350 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,350
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH pierres

Nearest frequency peer: pierres (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “pis”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “pis” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pis vs pu
33% similar
pis vs PS
0% similar
pis vs PQ
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pis
PropertyValue
Headwordpis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pi\
Letters3
Frequency rank#3,350
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pis” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for pis is neighbouring look-alikes ("pu", "PS", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \pi\. Frequency #3,350 among 6,826 “P” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pis, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pu", "PS", "PQ", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is pis, spelled P-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mamelle de bête laitière (vache, brebis, etc.).
  2. 2
    Sein de la femme.
  3. 3
    Trayon.
  4. 4
    Pièce de viande bovine correspondant à la poitrine avec le paleron.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La vache possède deux paires de mamelles, qui sont inguinales, et dont l'ensemble très volumineux constitue le pis (Uber).
  2. Les vaches, habituées aux ventouses happeuses des trayeuses, ruent des quatre sabots, envoyant balader dans les pailles noires les casseroles à lait parce que les doigts n'ont plus le tact, la manière, la caresse adéquate aux sollicitations du pis.

This word in other languages

udder(English)ubre(Español)Zitze(Deutsch)úbere(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pis"?
"pis" is spelled P-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \pi\.
What does "pis" mean?
As a noun, "pis" means: Mamelle de bête laitière (vache, brebis, etc.).
What words are commonly confused with "pis"?
"pis" is commonly confused with "pu", "PS", "PQ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pis" is \pi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pis" come from?
"pis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pop#3,353axe#3,316col#3,392sel#3,293
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list