councilman

noun

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"councilman" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“councilman” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,224. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,224
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.

Corpus desk

Index EN-councilman · councilman · English

councilman · rank #23,224 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,224
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cranberry

Nearest frequency peer: cranberry (+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 “councilman”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “councilman” 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
Key facts for councilman
PropertyValue
Headwordcouncilman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,224
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “councilman”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).councilmanlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “cranberry” (#23,225), “conveys” (#23,222), “contiguous” (#23,221). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “councilman” is #23,224. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around councilman, anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,224 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for councilman, with forms such as "ccouncilman", "conucilman", and "coucnilman". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From council + -man. The correct English form is councilman, spelled C-O-U-N-C-I-L-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonyms: councilmember, councilperson, councilwoman, councilor, councillor, selectperson, selectman, selectwoman
  2. Ms. Ford, a former captain in the Navy Reserves and a management consultant, and Ms. Pfeifer are often at odds with the three councilmen over policy issues.

Etymology

From council + -man.

This word in other languages

concejal(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccouncilman
  • conucilman
  • coucnilman
  • counccilman
  • councilamn
  • councillman
  • councilmann
  • councilmman
  • councilmna
  • councimlan
  • councliman
  • couniclman
  • counncilman
  • cuoncilman
  • ocuncilman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ccouncilman1conucilman2coucnilman2counccilman1councilamn2councillman1councilmann1councilmman1
Edit distance from "councilman"

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 "councilman"?
"councilman" is spelled C-O-U-N-C-I-L-M-A-N.
What does "councilman" mean?
As a noun, "councilman" means: A male member of a council, often a city council or town council.
What are common misspellings of "councilman"?
Common misspellings include "ccouncilman", "conucilman", "coucnilman", "counccilman", "councilamn". The correct spelling is "councilman".
What is the origin of the word "councilman"?
From council + -man. 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 "councilman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list