Our Lady of Sorrows

name

"our-lady-of-sorrows" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Our Lady of Sorrows” 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
19
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.

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Index EN-our-lady-of-sorrows · Our Lady of Sorrows · English

Our Lady of Sorrows · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Our Lady of Sorrows
PropertyValue
HeadwordOur Lady of Sorrows
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters19
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Our Lady of Sorrows” in English

Our Lady of Sorrowssits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Our Lady of Sorrows 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, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Our Lady of Sorrows in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Latin Māter Dolōrōsa (“Sorrowful Mother”) under influence from Domina Nostra (“Our Lady”) and their descendants in other languages. The correct English form is Our Lady of Sorrows, spelled O-U-R- -L-A-D-Y- -O-F- -S-O-R-R-O-W-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Māter Dolōrōsa (“Sorrowful Mother”) under influence from Domina Nostra (“Our Lady”) and their descendants in other languages.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Our Lady of Sorrows"?
"Our Lady of Sorrows" is spelled O-U-R- -L-A-D-Y- -O-F- -S-O-R-R-O-W-S.
What does "Our Lady of Sorrows" mean?
As a proper noun, "Our Lady of Sorrows" means: Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, in particular reference to her grief at the Christ's crucifixion.
What is the origin of the word "Our Lady of Sorrows"?
Calque of Latin Māter Dolōrōsa (“Sorrowful Mother”) under influence from Domina Nostra (“Our Lady”) and their descendants in other languages. 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