freemasonry

noun

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"freemasonry" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“freemasonry” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,253. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,253
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.

Key facts for freemasonry
PropertyValue
Headwordfreemasonry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,253
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “freemasonry” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). freemasonry lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around freemasonry, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,253 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for freemasonry, with forms such as "feremasonry", "ffreemasonry", and "freeamsonry". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From freemason + -ry. The correct English form is freemasonry, spelled F-R-E-E-M-A-S-O-N-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
  2. 2
    Fellowship and sympathy among a number of people.
  3. 3
    Strange customs which resemble those of Freemasons.

Etymology

From freemason + -ry.

This word in other languages

franc-maçonnerie(Français)Freimaurerei(Deutsch)maçonaria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • feremasonry
  • ffreemasonry
  • freeamsonry
  • freemaosnry
  • freemasnory
  • freemasonnry
  • freemasonrry
  • freemasonryy
  • freemasonyr
  • freemasorny
  • freemassonry
  • freemmasonry
  • freemsaonry
  • fremasonry
  • fremeasonry
  • frreemasonry
  • rfeemasonry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of freemasonry - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

feremasonry2ffreemasonry1freeamsonry2freemaosnry2freemasnory2freemasonnry1freemasonrry1freemasonryy1
Edit distance from "freemasonry"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "freemasonry"?
"freemasonry" is spelled F-R-E-E-M-A-S-O-N-R-Y.
What does "freemasonry" mean?
As a noun, "freemasonry" means: Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
What are common misspellings of "freemasonry"?
Common misspellings include "feremasonry", "ffreemasonry", "freeamsonry", "freemaosnry", "freemasnory". The correct spelling is "freemasonry".
What is the origin of the word "freemasonry"?
From freemason + -ry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “freemasonry”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-R-E-E-M-A-S-O-N-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list