craftswoman

noun

"craftswoman" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“craftswoman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-craftswoman · craftswoman · English

craftswoman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for craftswoman
PropertyValue
Headwordcraftswoman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “craftswoman” in English

craftswomanfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

craftswoman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female artisan.".

Zero misspellings are on record for craftswoman in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From craft + -s- + -woman. The correct English form is craftswoman, spelled C-R-A-F-T-S-W-O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female artisan.

Etymology

From craft + -s- + -woman.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "craftswoman"?
"craftswoman" is spelled C-R-A-F-T-S-W-O-M-A-N.
What does "craftswoman" mean?
As a noun, "craftswoman" means: A female artisan.
What is the origin of the word "craftswoman"?
From craft + -s- + -woman. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list