footstool
/ˈfʊtˌstuːl/
"footstool" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“footstool” is uncommon English (frequency #64,382 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,382
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
Corpus desk
Index EN-footstool · footstool · English
footstool · rank #64,382 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,382
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH Folger
Nearest frequency peer: Folger (-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 “footstool”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fluorite
fluorite
35,622 corpus weight
- flys
flys
35,621 corpus weight
- Folger
Folger
35,620 corpus weight
- footstool
footstool
35,619 corpus weight
- Foran
Foran
35,618 corpus weight
- forgivable
forgivable
35,617 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “footstool” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | footstool |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,382 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “footstool” in English
Rare enough to double-check
footstool is uncommon English at frequency #64,382 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfʊtˌstuːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for footstool, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From foot + stool. The correct English form is footstool, spelled F-O-O-T-S-T-O-O-L.
Definition
- 1A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
- 2Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how footstool appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Christianity, the world is called the footstool of Christ; in this Sumerian vision, the awakened body would be called the bed of the Queen of Heaven.
Thereafter, when I have eaten and drunken and made merry in my royal palace at Carcë, I will sail with my armies over the teeming deep to many-mountained Demonland. And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves.
Etymology
From foot + stool.
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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