chemist's
"chemist-s" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chemist's” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
Corpus desk
Index EN-chemist-s · chemist's · English
chemist's · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" 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 | chemist's |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “chemist's” in English
Rare enough to double-check
chemist's is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for chemist's, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist. The correct English form is chemist's, spelled C-H-E-M-I-S-T-'-S.
Definition
- 1Synonym of pharmacy, especially when run as a small standalone shop.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how chemist's appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
NHS doctors will only be giving the drug out to people with symptoms and don’t want individuals to try stockpiling the drug themselves. But Tamiflu is available at chemists’ if you can get a private prescription.
Etymology
Clipping of chemist's shop, in the British use of chemist as a synonym for pharmacist.
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.