farmstead
"farmstead" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“farmstead” is uncommon English (frequency #60,801 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,801
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The main building of a farm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-farmstead · farmstead · English
farmstead · rank #60,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,801
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH exoneration
Nearest frequency peer: exoneration (-2 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 “farmstead”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Etobicoke
Etobicoke
39,205 corpus weight
- existential…
existentialist
39,203 corpus weight
- exoneration
exoneration
39,202 corpus weight
- farmstead
farmstead
39,200 corpus weight
- Faulk
Faulk
39,198 corpus weight
- Favreau
Favreau
39,197 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “farmstead” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | farmstead |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #60,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “farmstead” in English
Rare enough to double-check
farmstead is uncommon English at frequency #60,801 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
farmstead doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From farm + stead, modelled after homestead. The correct English form is farmstead, spelled F-A-R-M-S-T-E-A-D.
Definition
- 1The main building of a farm.
- 2A farm, including its buildings.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how farmstead appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Young people no longer work on the farmstead They go to school and to the big town instead
Etymology
From farm + stead, modelled after homestead.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).