congresswoman

noun

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"congresswoman" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“congresswoman” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,933
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female member of congress.

Corpus desk

Index EN-congresswoman · congresswoman · English

congresswoman · rank #31,933 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,933
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH congregate

Nearest frequency peer: congregate (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “congresswoman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “congresswoman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

congresswoman vs congressman
85% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for congresswoman
PropertyValue
Headwordcongresswoman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,933
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “congresswoman”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).congresswomanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “congregate” (#31,932), “constructor” (#31,934), “confine” (#31,931). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “congresswoman” is #31,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around congresswoman, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,933 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for congresswoman, with forms such as "ccongresswoman", "cnogresswoman", and "cognresswoman". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "congressman", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From congress + -woman. The correct English form is congresswoman, spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S-W-O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female member of congress.
  2. 2
    A female member of the House of Representatives.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how congresswoman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. When they got to talking, these five would-be congresswomen realized that they had a lot in common, despite being from different parts of the country: they all had careers in national security they were trying to parlay into elected office.
  2. Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense[…]

Etymology

From congress + -woman.

This word in other languages

congresista(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongresswoman
  • cnogresswoman
  • cognresswoman
  • congersswoman
  • conggresswoman
  • congressowman
  • congresswmoan
  • congresswoamn
  • congresswomann
  • congresswomman
  • congresswomna
  • congresswwoman
  • congreswoman
  • congreswsoman
  • congrresswoman
  • congrseswoman
  • conngresswoman
  • conrgesswoman
  • ocngresswoman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of congresswoman - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccongresswoman1cnogresswoman2cognresswoman2congersswoman2conggresswoman1congressowman2congresswmoan2congresswoamn2
Edit distance from "congresswoman"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congresswoman"?
"congresswoman" is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-S-S-W-O-M-A-N.
What does "congresswoman" mean?
As a noun, "congresswoman" means: A female member of congress.
What words are commonly confused with "congresswoman"?
"congresswoman" is commonly confused with "congressman". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "congresswoman"?
From congress + -woman. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "congresswoman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Carboniferous#31,901brainstorming#31,883thermodynamic#31,796meteorologist#32,080

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

firefighting19 variantsgovernorship19 variantsincontinence19 variantssubcontinent19 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list