Our Lady
"our-lady" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Our Lady” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Our Lady |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Our Lady” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Our Lady is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Our Lady in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English oure lady, from Old English ūre hlǣfdīġe, a calque of Medieval Latin Domina Nostra. Cf. Queen of Heaven. The correct English form is Our Lady, spelled O-U-R- -L-A-D-Y.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, particularly in Catholic contexts.
Etymology
From Middle English oure lady, from Old English ūre hlǣfdīġe, a calque of Medieval Latin Domina Nostra. Cf. Queen of Heaven.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Our Lady”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-U-R- -L-A-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.