ladyfolk

noun

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"ladyfolk" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ladyfolk” 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 May 6, 2026) - Women.

Key facts for ladyfolk
PropertyValue
Headwordladyfolk
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ladyfolk” sits in English frequency

ladyfolk falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ladyfolk is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Women.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ladyfolk in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lady + folk. Compare womenfolk. The correct English form is ladyfolk, spelled L-A-D-Y-F-O-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Women.

Etymology

From lady + folk. Compare womenfolk.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ladyfolk"?
"ladyfolk" is spelled L-A-D-Y-F-O-L-K.
What does "ladyfolk" mean?
As a noun, "ladyfolk" means: Women.
What is the origin of the word "ladyfolk"?
From lady + folk. Compare womenfolk. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ladyfolk”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-D-Y-F-O-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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