farmhand
/ˈfɑɹmˌhænd/
"farmhand" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“farmhand” is uncommon English (frequency #82,283 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,283
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of farmworker.
Corpus desk
Index EN-farmhand · farmhand · English
farmhand · rank #82,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,283
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH Fabergé
Nearest frequency peer: Fabergé (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “farmhand”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- etymologica…
etymologically
17,724 corpus weight
- Fabergé
Fabergé
17,719 corpus weight
- farmhand
farmhand
17,718 corpus weight
- Feldstein
Feldstein
17,714 corpus weight
- Feltham
Feltham
17,713 corpus weight
- Fenerbahce
Fenerbahce
17,712 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “farmhand” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farmhand |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɑɹmˌhænd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,283 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “farmhand” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
farmhand is uncommon English at frequency #82,283 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɑɹmˌhænd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for farmhand in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From farm + hand. The correct English form is farmhand, spelled F-A-R-M-H-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Synonym of farmworker.
- 2A player in the minor leagues.
Etymology
From farm + hand.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.