pschitt

\pʃit\

/\pʃit\/ onomatopoeia

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The verdict

“pschitt” is uncommon French (frequency #68,583 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as an onomatopoeia. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,583
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Onomatopée représentant le bruit du gaz qui s’échappe de quelque chose, ou qui se dégonfle très rapidement par une petite ouverture.

Key facts for pschitt
PropertyValue
Headwordpschitt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechOnomatopoeia
IPA\pʃit\
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pschitt” 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). pschitt lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

pschitt is uncommon French at frequency #68,583 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anonomatopoeia, transcribed \pʃit\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Onomatopée représentant le bruit du gaz qui s’échappe de quelque chose, ou qui se dégonfle très rapidement par une petite ouverture.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for pschitt in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is pschitt, spelled P-S-C-H-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Onomatopée représentant le bruit du gaz qui s’échappe de quelque chose, ou qui se dégonfle très rapidement par une petite ouverture.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pschitt"?
"pschitt" is spelled P-S-C-H-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is \pʃit\.
What does "pschitt" mean?
As an onomatopoeia, "pschitt" means: Onomatopée représentant le bruit du gaz qui s’échappe de quelque chose, ou qui se dégonfle très rapidement par une petite ouverture.
How do you pronounce "pschitt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pschitt" is \pʃit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pschitt" come from?
"pschitt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pschitt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-S-C-H-I-T-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pʃit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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