moneyed
/ˈmʌniːd/
"moneyed" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moneyed” is uncommon English (frequency #58,863 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,863
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affluent, rich.
Corpus desk
Index EN-moneyed · moneyed · English
moneyed · rank #58,863 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,863
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Monongahela
Nearest frequency peer: Monongahela (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “moneyed”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Mitzi
Mitzi
41,142 corpus weight
- Molson
Molson
41,140 corpus weight
- moneyed
moneyed
41,138 corpus weight
- Monongahela
Monongahela
41,137 corpus weight
- MOOC
MOOC
41,135 corpus weight
- motorhome
motorhome
41,133 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “moneyed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moneyed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈmʌniːd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “moneyed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
moneyed is uncommon English at frequency #58,863 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈmʌniːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for moneyed, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From money + -ed. The correct English form is moneyed, spelled M-O-N-E-Y-E-D.
Definition
- 1Affluent, rich.
- 2Paid for; funded
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moneyed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The attacking three have also been allowed to bloom. Liberated from deep defensive duties Eden Hazard has become more expressive, more obviously, flashily complete. Not to mention more saleable too, his role closer to the way Europe’s monied giants in Spain and France allow their stars to function.
Many in these moneyed ranks choose to spend the festival in gas-guzzling luxury RVs.
Etymology
From money + -ed.
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.
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