aid worker
"aid-worker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aid worker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Someone who works for a charitable organisation devoted to helping others, especially one who works internationally or in conflict zones.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aid worker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aid worker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
aid worker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who works for a charitable organisation devoted to helping others, especially one who works internationally or in conflict zones.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aid worker in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is aid worker, spelled A-I-D- -W-O-R-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1Someone who works for a charitable organisation devoted to helping others, especially one who works internationally or in conflict zones.
This word in other languages
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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Using “aid worker”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-I-D- -W-O-R-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.