earldom
/ˈəɹldəm/
"earldom" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“earldom” is uncommon English (frequency #69,807 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,807
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The rank of being an earl.
Corpus desk
Index EN-earldom · earldom · English
earldom · rank #69,807 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,807
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Eadie
Nearest frequency peer: Eadie (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “earldom”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Duchenne
Duchenne
30,199 corpus weight
- Dungannon
Dungannon
30,198 corpus weight
- Dwarka
Dwarka
30,197 corpus weight
- Eadie
Eadie
30,195 corpus weight
- earldom
earldom
30,194 corpus weight
- earthwork
earthwork
30,192 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “earldom” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | earldom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈəɹldəm/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #69,807 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “earldom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
earldom is uncommon English at frequency #69,807 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈəɹldəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for earldom in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom. Cognate also with Scots eirldome, ȝerledom, erldom (“earldom”). The correct English form is earldom, spelled E-A-R-L-D-O-M.
Definition
- 1The rank of being an earl.
- 2The territory controlled by an earl.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how earldom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And, look when I am king, claim thou of me / The earldom of Hereford, and all the movables / Whereof the king my brother was possess'd.
Etymology
From Middle English erldom, from Old English eorldōm, equivalent to earl + -dom. Compare English jarldom. Cognate also with Scots eirldome, ȝerledom, erldom (“earldom”).
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.
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