eggman

noun

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"eggman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eggman” is uncommon English (frequency #58,657 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,657
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A man who delivers eggs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eggman · eggman · English

eggman · rank #58,657 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,657
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH effusion

Nearest frequency peer: effusion (-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 “eggman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “eggman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for eggman
PropertyValue
Headwordeggman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,657
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eggman” in English

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).eggmanfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “effusion” (#58,656), “eggnog” (#58,658), “duplicitous” (#58,655). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “eggman” is #58,657. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eggman is uncommon English at frequency #58,657 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A man who delivers eggs.".

eggman doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From egg + -man. The correct English form is eggman, spelled E-G-G-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A man who delivers eggs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "There's no reason now," said the eggman, gazing at her.
  2. Every few weeks, Mr. Farber the eggman would visit us in our third-floor, East Bronx apartment. He delivered eggs and collected premiums for Workmen's Circle life insurance policies.

Etymology

From egg + -man.

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 "eggman"?
"eggman" is spelled E-G-G-M-A-N.
What does "eggman" mean?
As a noun, "eggman" means: A man who delivers eggs.
What is the origin of the word "eggman"?
From egg + -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 "eggman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eggnog#58,658dissed#58,649Diallo#58,638dermis#58,635

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list