clergyperson
"clergyperson" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“clergyperson” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.
Corpus desk
Index EN-clergyperson · clergyperson · English
clergyperson · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | clergyperson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “clergyperson” in English
Rare enough to double-check
clergyperson is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for clergyperson, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From clergy + person. The correct English form is clergyperson, spelled C-L-E-R-G-Y-P-E-R-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how clergyperson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Holonyms: clergy; see also Thesaurus:clergy
Etymology
From clergy + person.
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.