lensman
"lensman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lensman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - A male photographer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lensman · lensman · English
lensman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | lensman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lensman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lensman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male photographer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lensman in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lens + -man, 1930s. The correct English form is lensman, spelled L-E-N-S-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A male photographer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lensman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A profile in black and white may be said to describe this new portrait study of Kay Francis, made by that eminent lensman from Hungary, Herr Ferenc, […]
Claudette Colbert, sensitive about certain camera angles “killed” one photographer’s entire sitting. (“Not temperament, just smart,” said the lensman, who is one of the best.)
Etymology
From lens + -man, 1930s.
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.