masterman
/ˈmɑː.stəˌmən/
"masterman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“masterman” is uncommon English (frequency #99,539 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,539
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A master craftsman, often employing apprentices or journeymen.
Corpus desk
Index EN-masterman · masterman · English
masterman · rank #99,539 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,539
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH mayoress
Nearest frequency peer: mayoress (+3 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 “masterman”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mamluk
Mamluk
470 corpus weight
- masterman
masterman
462 corpus weight
- mayoress
mayoress
459 corpus weight
- mazer
mazer
457 corpus weight
- McChesney
McChesney
455 corpus weight
- McCorkle
McCorkle
454 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “masterman” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | masterman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɑː.stəˌmən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #99,539 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “masterman” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
masterman is uncommon English at frequency #99,539 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɑː.stəˌmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A master craftsman, often employing apprentices or journeymen.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for masterman in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From master + -man. The correct English form is masterman, spelled M-A-S-T-E-R-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A master craftsman, often employing apprentices or journeymen.
Etymology
From master + -man.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "masterman", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.