painted lady
"painted-lady" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“painted lady” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | painted lady |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “painted lady” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
painted lady is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for painted lady, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is painted lady, spelled P-A-I-N-T-E-D- -L-A-D-Y.
Definition
- 1Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
- 2A painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), a forest wildflower of North America.
- 3A flower of the pea family (Gompholobium scabrum), native to southwestern Australia.
- 4A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).
- 5A Victorian house repainted with vibrant colors to accentuate the architectural design, especially in San Francisco, California.
- 6A sea snail (Phasianella australis).
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 “painted lady”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-A-I-N-T-E-D- -L-A-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.