haberdashery
"haberdashery" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“haberdashery” is an uncommon English word, ranked #83,311 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #83,311
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | haberdashery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #83,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “haberdashery” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for haberdashery is 12 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #83,311 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for haberdashery in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From haberdasher + -y (nominalizer). The correct English form is haberdashery, spelled H-A-B-E-R-D-A-S-H-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
- 2A shop selling such goods.
- 3A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats.
Etymology
From haberdasher + -y (nominalizer).
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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Using “haberdashery”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-B-E-R-D-A-S-H-E-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.