of means
"of-means" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“of means” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-of-means · of means · English
of means · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "O" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | of means |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “of means” in English
Rare enough to double-check
of means is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.".
No misspelling variants are generated for of means in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is of means, spelled O-F- -M-E-A-N-S.
Definition
- 1Possessing significant wealth, especially as suggesting social standing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how of means appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He seemed a person of means and leisure, but he knew nothing of recent concerts, theatres, or books.
The reward offered by Mrs. Hasbrouck for the detection of the murderer was a very large one. She is a woman of means.
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.