field mouse

noun

"field-mouse" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“field mouse” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small vole such as the meadow vole.

Corpus desk

Index EN-field-mouse · field mouse · English

field mouse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for field mouse
PropertyValue
Headwordfield mouse
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “field mouse” in English

field mousesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

field mouse is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for field mouse, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English feeld mous. The correct English form is field mouse, spelled F-I-E-L-D- -M-O-U-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small vole such as the meadow vole.
  2. 2
    One of several species of mice in genus Apodemus found in Eurasia and Africa.
  3. 3
    One of several species of mice in genus Akodon found in South America.

Etymology

From Middle English feeld mous.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "field mouse"?
"field mouse" is spelled F-I-E-L-D- -M-O-U-S-E.
What does "field mouse" mean?
As a noun, "field mouse" means: A small vole such as the meadow vole.
What is the origin of the word "field mouse"?
From Middle English feeld mous. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list