maidservant
/ˈmeɪdˌsɝ.vənt/noun
maidservant is spelled M-A-I-D-S-E-R-V-A-N-T: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maidservant means “A female servant; a maid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maidservant is maidservants.
How many letters and syllables are in maidservant?
| Letters | 11: M-A-I-D-S-E-R-V-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is maidservant?
Maidservant appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce maidservant?
- UK /ˈmeɪdˌsɜː.vənt/
- US /ˈmeɪdˌsɝ.vənt/
Maidservant has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maidservant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with maidservant
Also written: maid-servant (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of maidservant
- maidservants plural
- maid servant
- maid-servant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maidservant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female servant; a maid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maidservant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female servant, maid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | servante |
| German | Zugehfrau, Mensch, Mamsell, Dienstmädchen, Hausmädchen, Thusnelda |
| Portuguese | criada, serviçal |
| Spanish | criada, moza |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does maidservant come from?
From Middle English maide servant; equivalent to maid + servant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).