ladyish
"ladyish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ladyish” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characteristic of a lady; ladylike.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ladyish · ladyish · English
ladyish · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" 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 | ladyish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ladyish” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ladyish is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characteristic of a lady; ladylike.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ladyish, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lady + -ish. The correct English form is ladyish, spelled L-A-D-Y-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Characteristic of a lady; ladylike.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ladyish appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Do you think it was a ladyish, afternoon call, another-cup-of-tea-please apparition that visits your Professor Cranks and that journalist chap you are always talking about?
She is an innocent young thing, after all--younger than I ever was--for all her fine dresses and her grand ladyish way.
Etymology
From lady + -ish.
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.