haberdashery

noun

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"haberdashery" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“haberdashery” is uncommon English (frequency #83,311 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,311
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.

Corpus desk

Index EN-haberdashery · haberdashery · English

haberdashery · rank #83,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,311
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hadleigh

Nearest frequency peer: Hadleigh (+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 “haberdashery”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “haberdashery” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for haberdashery
PropertyValue
Headwordhaberdashery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#83,311
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “haberdashery” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).haberdasheryfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Hadleigh” (#83,312), “GVA” (#83,309), “gusher” (#83,308). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “haberdashery” is #83,311. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haberdashery is uncommon English at frequency #83,311 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
  2. 2
    A shop selling such goods.
  3. 3
    A shop selling clothing and accessories for men, including hats.

Etymology

From haberdasher + -y (nominalizer).

This word in other languages

mercería(Español)mercerie(Français)Kurzwaren(Deutsch)

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 "haberdashery"?
"haberdashery" is spelled H-A-B-E-R-D-A-S-H-E-R-Y.
What does "haberdashery" mean?
As a noun, "haberdashery" means: Ribbons, buttons, thread, needles and similar sewing goods sold in a haberdasher's shop.
What is the origin of the word "haberdashery"?
From haberdasher + -y (nominalizer). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "haberdashery", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list