cash cow
"cash-cow" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cash cow” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cash cow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cash cow” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cash cow is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cash cow in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: An allusion to the dairy cow, who once acquired (and having given birth) may be milked on an ongoing basis. The correct English form is cash cow, spelled C-A-S-H- -C-O-W.
Definition
- 1A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
- 2Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.
Etymology
An allusion to the dairy cow, who once acquired (and having given birth) may be milked on an ongoing basis.
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 “cash cow”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-S-H- -C-O-W - 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.