milkman

/ˈmɪlkmən/

//ˈmɪlkmən// noun

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"milkman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“milkman” is uncommon English (frequency #51,250 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,250
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.

Corpus desk

Index EN-milkman · milkman · English

milkman · rank #51,250 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,250
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,575
  • PHOTO-FINISH Minato

Nearest frequency peer: Minato (+1 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 “milkman”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “milkman” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for milkman
PropertyValue
Headwordmilkman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmɪlkmən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,250
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “milkman” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). milkman lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

milkman is uncommon English at frequency #51,250 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪlkmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

milkman has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From milk + -man. The correct English form is milkman, spelled M-I-L-K-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
  2. 2
    A black man who prefers dating white women.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how milkman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Our milkman is a jovial character, but not one given to yodelling at the customers on his round. Only the resounding "clonk" of bottles advises us that a couple of pints have been left on the doorstep.

Etymology

From milk + -man.

Synonyms

dairymanmilkiemilkomilkwoman

This word in other languages

lechero(Español)laitier(Français)Milchmann(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "milkman"?
"milkman" is spelled M-I-L-K-M-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmɪlkmən/.
What does "milkman" mean?
As a noun, "milkman" means: A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning.
How do you pronounce "milkman"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "milkman" is /ˈmɪlkmən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "milkman"?
From milk + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "milkman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

marmite#51,238Macklin#51,229Nogales#51,282Letitia#51,216
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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list