Woman or women?
women is the plural of woman. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) women is about 1.7 times as common as woman.
What is the difference between woman and women?
| woman | women | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb, suffix | noun, interjection, suffix |
| Meaning | An adult female human All female humans collectively; womankind To staff with female labor To make effeminate or womanish | plural of woman |
| Example | the first woman president of Spain | Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England |
| Forms | women | none |
| Pronunciation | /ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwɵmən/ /ˈwʉmən/ | /ˈwɪmɪn/ /ˈwɵmɪn/ |
| In writing | 224 times per million words | 372 times per million words |
Sources: woman and women in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of woman and women
woman
- 1
An adult female human
the first woman president of Spain
- 2
To staff with female labor
- 3
A woman who is an expert in an area
horsewoman, sportswoman
- 4
derogatoryA woman, especially one acting in a stereotypically feminine way
- 5
All female humans collectively; womankind
- 6
To make effeminate or womanish
- 7
A woman who is employed or holds a position in an area
committeewoman, newswoman, policewoman
- 8
A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc
women
- 1
Clipping of women's team, used in club names, as in [Club Name] Women
Arsenal Women and Chelsea Women are the biggest women's football teams in England
- 2
derogatoryoffensiveExpressing disapproval of the actions of a woman, especially one associated with stereotypically feminine traits
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, woman or women?
woman appears 224 times per million words; women 372 times per million words.
woman 224 times per million wordswomen 372 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search woman vs women?
“woman vs women” is searched about 18,100 times a month on Google and 250 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“women vs woman”, “woman or women”).
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