merchantman
noun
merchantman is spelled M-E-R-C-H-A-N-T-M-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merchantman means “Synonym of merchant ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merchantman is merchantmen.
How many letters and syllables are in merchantman?
| Letters | 11: M-E-R-C-H-A-N-T-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 merchantman?
Merchantman appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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).
Forms of merchantman
- merchantmen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merchantman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA male merchant (person engaged in trade).
Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader
- 2
Synonym of merchant ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does merchantman come from?
From merchant + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).