chairwoman
noun
chairwoman is spelled C-H-A-I-R-W-O-M-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chairwoman means “A female chairperson” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chairwoman is chairwomen.
How many letters and syllables are in chairwoman?
| Letters | 10: C-H-A-I-R-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chairwoman?
Chairwoman appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce chairwoman?
Chairwoman has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chairwoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chairwoman
- chairwomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chairwoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female chairperson
- 2
obsoleteA charwoman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate chairwoman?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of chairwoman: chwmn..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chairwoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female chairperson:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | secrétaire générale, présidente |
| German | Vorsitzende |
| Spanish | presidenta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.