# mailman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmeɪl.mæn/ · frequency rank #33,724

## Definitions
1. Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

## Etymology
From mail + man.

## Easily confused with
- **Milan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mailman-vs-milan)
- **Malian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mailman-vs-malian)
- **madman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madman-vs-mailman)
- **maidan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maidan-vs-mailman)
- **Maclean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maclean-vs-mailman)

## Common misspellings (10)
`amilman`, `mailamn`, `maillman`, `mailmann`, `mailmman`, `mailmna`, `maimlan`, `maliman`, `mialman`, `mmailman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mailman