m'lady
/məˈleɪdi/
"m-lady" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“m'lady” is uncommon English (frequency #51,834 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,834
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).
Corpus desk
Index EN-m-lady · m'lady · English
m'lady · rank #51,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,834
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Louth
Nearest frequency peer: Louth (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “m'lady”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lordy
Lordy
48,171 corpus weight
- lorelei
lorelei
48,170 corpus weight
- Louth
Louth
48,169 corpus weight
- m'lady
m'lady
48,167 corpus weight
- Machiavelli…
Machiavellian
48,165 corpus weight
- Maimonides
Maimonides
48,164 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “m'lady” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | m'lady |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /məˈleɪdi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “m'lady” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
m'lady is uncommon English at frequency #51,834 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /məˈleɪdi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).".
m'lady doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Elision of my + lady. The correct English form is m'lady, spelled M-'-L-A-D-Y.
Definition
- 1My Lady (used to address peers temporal, judges, etc).
Etymology
Elision of my + lady.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "m'lady"?
What does "m'lady" mean?
How do you pronounce "m'lady"?
What is the origin of the word "m'lady"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "m'lady", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
You've looked up "m'lady". Here's where to go from here.
- Usage frequency rank #51,834 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.