ashman
"ashman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ashman” is uncommon English (frequency #94,538 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,538
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One employed to collect ash.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ashman · ashman · English
ashman · rank #94,538 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,538
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ashlyn
Nearest frequency peer: Ashlyn (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “ashman”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ascorbate
ascorbate
5,466 corpus weight
- Ashbrook
Ashbrook
5,465 corpus weight
- Ashlyn
Ashlyn
5,464 corpus weight
- ashman
ashman
5,463 corpus weight
- Asmodeus
Asmodeus
5,462 corpus weight
- assertively
assertively
5,461 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ashman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ashman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #94,538 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ashman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ashman is uncommon English at frequency #94,538 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One employed to collect ash.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ashman, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ash + -man. The correct English form is ashman, spelled A-S-H-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1One employed to collect ash.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ashman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Theoretically, occupants are expected to bring out their boxes and pans at the time the ashman's bell gives notice that his cart is passing through the street.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Francis P. Kinnicutt, Mrs. Richard Irvin and other ladies, who have made a careful canvas of the district between 8th and 80th streets in the center of the city, we learn that not less than 2852 families in that district employ private ashmen at an average expense of $2 per month or a total of $68,448 per year.
Etymology
From ash + -man.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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