# congressman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #8,767

## Definitions
1. A male member of congress.
2. A male member of the House of Representatives.

## Etymology
From congress + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **congressmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congressman-vs-congressmen)
- **congresswoman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congressman-vs-congresswoman)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccongressman`, `cnogressman`, `cognressman`, `congerssman`, `conggressman`, `congresman`, `congresmsan`, `congressamn`, `congressmann`, `congressmman`, `congressmna`, `congrressman`, `congrsesman`, `conngressman`, `conrgessman`, `ocngressman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/congressman