noblewoman

noun

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"noblewoman" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“noblewoman” is uncommon English (frequency #88,655 among 1,534 “N” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,655
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

Corpus desk

Index EN-noblewoman · noblewoman · English

noblewoman · rank #88,655 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,655
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH NoHo

Nearest frequency peer: NoHo (+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 “noblewoman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “noblewoman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for noblewoman
PropertyValue
Headwordnoblewoman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,655
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “noblewoman” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).noblewomanfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “NoHo” (#88,656), “normale” (#88,658), “nidal” (#88,651). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “noblewoman” is #88,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

noblewoman is uncommon English at frequency #88,655 among 1,534 “N” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.".

No misspelling variants are generated for noblewoman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From noble + -woman. The correct English form is noblewoman, spelled N-O-B-L-E-W-O-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The King [...] sit at the head of the royal table with his elder warriors and advisers, noblemen and noblewomen.

Etymology

From noble + -woman.

This word in other languages

noble(Français)Edelfrau(Deutsch)nobre(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "noblewoman"?
"noblewoman" is spelled N-O-B-L-E-W-O-M-A-N.
What does "noblewoman" mean?
As a noun, "noblewoman" means: A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady.
What is the origin of the word "noblewoman"?
From noble + -woman. 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 "noblewoman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list