pisspot
The verdict
“pisspot” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pot de chambre.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pisspot · pisspot · French
pisspot · 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 "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | pisspot |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pisspot is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pisspot, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is pisspot, spelled P-I-S-S-P-O-T.
Definition
- 1Pot de chambre.
- 2Personne désagréable, sale ou dédaigneuse.
- 3Lieu ou chose déplaisant ou dégoûtant.
- 4It should have been you who threw the feast, to welcome me back,” Ramsay complained, “and it should have been in Barrow Hall, not this pisspot of a castle. — (George R. R. Martin, A dance with Dragons, 2011, page 498.) #*: La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. ([server.dummy/w/index.php?action=edit&title=pisspot Ajouter])
- 5Tonne, masse (une grande quantité de quelque chose).
- 6Ivrogne.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pisspot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was fumbling in his little night-table, where he keeps his pisspot.
Upstairs, Cornelius van den Meer is calling for the pisspot to be emptied.
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.