helpmeet
/ˈhɛlpmiːt/
"helpmeet" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“helpmeet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
Corpus desk
Index EN-helpmeet · helpmeet · English
helpmeet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | helpmeet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɛlpmiːt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “helpmeet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
helpmeet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɛlpmiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for helpmeet in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Univerbation of part of a phrase in Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version: “an helpe meet” for Adam (i.e. a helper suitable for him) (help + meet). The correct English form is helpmeet, spelled H-E-L-P-M-E-E-T.
Definition
- 1A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how helpmeet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[on vocabulary errors] … and helpmates for meet-helps—the difference of the meaning of the two words is so obvious, that it is surprising it should have escaped attention.—A person may be a helpmate and at the same time be very far from being a help-meet, which is here intended.
When he went to Deborah and told her that the Lord had led him to ask her to be his wife, his holy helpmeet, she looked at him for a moment in what seemed to be speechless terror.
Etymology
Univerbation of part of a phrase in Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version: “an helpe meet” for Adam (i.e. a helper suitable for him) (help + meet).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.