miner's disease

noun

"miner-s-disease" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“miner's disease” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.

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Index EN-miner-s-disease · miner's disease · English

miner's disease · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for miner's disease
PropertyValue
Headwordminer's disease
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “miner's disease” in English

miner's diseasefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

miner's disease is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

miner's disease doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so. The correct English form is miner's disease, spelled M-I-N-E-R-'-S- -D-I-S-E-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
  2. 2
    Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
  3. 3
    Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
  4. 4
    Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.

Etymology

From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "miner's disease"?
"miner's disease" is spelled M-I-N-E-R-'-S- -D-I-S-E-A-S-E.
What does "miner's disease" mean?
As a noun, "miner's disease" means: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
What is the origin of the word "miner's disease"?
From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list