errand-ghost
"errand-ghost" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“errand-ghost” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.
Corpus desk
Index EN-errand-ghost · errand-ghost · English
errand-ghost · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | errand-ghost |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “errand-ghost” in English
Rare enough to double-check
errand-ghost is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for errand-ghost, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From errand + ghost, a modern calque of Old English ǣrendgāst (“spiritual messenger, angel”). The correct English form is errand-ghost, spelled E-R-R-A-N-D---G-H-O-S-T.
Definition
- 1A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.
- 2Any spirit or ghostly messenger.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how errand-ghost appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Their simple directness of character may account for the well-nigh entire absence (as I said before) of all expression of religious hope. "God's Errand-Ghost," the Rider on the Pale Horse, has passed by that way, and one in the house — it may be the most loved of all, — is dead. There is no shirking of that bare truth, no attempt to soften it.
If that was really insulting, please don't be offended. I certainly don't think of you as my errand-ghost. Actually, I think of you as my friend.
Etymology
From errand + ghost, a modern calque of Old English ǣrendgāst (“spiritual messenger, angel”).
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.