harlot

/ˈhɑːlət/

//ˈhɑːlət// noun

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"harlot" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“harlot” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,088
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female prostitute.

Corpus desk

Index EN-harlot · harlot · English

harlot · rank #47,088 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,088
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hamer

Nearest frequency peer: Hamer (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “harlot”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “harlot” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

harlot vs hart
67% similar
harlot vs Harmon
50% similar
harlot vs harrow
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for harlot
PropertyValue
Headwordharlot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɑːlət/
Letters6
Frequency rank#47,088
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “harlot”

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).harlotlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Hamer” (#47,086), “headbutt” (#47,090), “halve” (#47,085). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “harlot” is #47,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around harlot (IPA /ˈhɑːlət/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,088 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for harlot, with forms such as "ahrlot", "halrot", and "harllot". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "hart", "Harmon", "harrow", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karil… The correct English form is harlot, spelled H-A-R-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A female prostitute.
  2. 2
    A female who is considered promiscuous.
  3. 3
    A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how harlot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This day (great Duke) ſhe ſhut the doores vpon me, / While she with Harlots feaſted in my housſe.
  2. The bastard of a harlot, born in a brothel, suckled on gin, and familiar from earliest infancy with all the bestialities of debauch,[…]

Etymology

From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive of *karilaz (“man; fellow”). Compare English carlot.

This word in other languages

puta(Español)prostituée(Français)Dirne(Deutsch)puta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahrlot
  • halrot
  • harllot
  • harlott
  • harlto
  • harolt
  • harrlot
  • hharlot
  • hralot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of harlot - 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.

ahrlot2halrot2harllot1harlott1harlto2harolt2harrlot1hharlot1
Edit distance from "harlot"

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 "harlot"?
"harlot" is spelled H-A-R-L-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɑːlət/.
What does "harlot" mean?
As a noun, "harlot" means: A female prostitute.
What words are commonly confused with "harlot"?
"harlot" is commonly confused with "hart", "Harmon", "harrow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "harlot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harlot" is /ˈhɑːlət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "harlot"?
From Middle English harlot, from Old French harlot, herlot, arlot (“vagabond; tramp”), of obscure origin. Likely to be ultimately of Germanic origin, either from a derivation of *harjaz (“army; camp; warrior; military leader”) or from a diminutive... 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 "harlot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list