almoner
/ˈal.mə.nə/
"almoner" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“almoner” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
Corpus desk
Index EN-almoner · almoner · English
almoner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | almoner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈal.mə.nə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “almoner” in English
Rare enough to double-check
almoner is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈal.mə.nə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for almoner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen. The correct English form is almoner, spelled A-L-M-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who distributes alms, especially the doles and alms of religious houses, almshouses.
- 2A person who dispenses alms on behalf of another person.
- 3A hospital official responsible for patient welfare and aftercare.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how almoner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
the almoner of a prince or bishop
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Etymology
From Middle English aumener, aulmener, from Old French almosnier, from almosne (“alms”), from Latin eleemosyna. See alms, Almosen.
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.