parishioner
/pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/
"parishioner" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“parishioner” is uncommon English (frequency #60,343 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,343
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a parish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-parishioner · parishioner · English
parishioner · rank #60,343 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,343
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH parabola
Nearest frequency peer: parabola (-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 “parishioner”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ovum
ovum
39,665 corpus weight
- pampers
pampers
39,662 corpus weight
- parabola
parabola
39,659 corpus weight
- parishioner
parishioner
39,658 corpus weight
- parkside
parkside
39,657 corpus weight
- pavlova
pavlova
39,652 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “parishioner” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | parishioner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #60,343 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “parishioner” in English
Rare enough to double-check
parishioner is uncommon English at frequency #60,343 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈɹɪʃənə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a parish.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for parishioner in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er. The correct English form is parishioner, spelled P-A-R-I-S-H-I-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1A member of a parish.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how parishioner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“Reverend Judith!” he announced cheerfully. “What a lovely surprise. How super to see you! What are you standing at the door for? Come in! Come in!” “Thank you, thank you. I do like to pop around and see as many of my parishioners as possible,” said Reverend Judith as she followed the pair into the kitchen.
Etymology
From Late Middle English parisshoner, from earlier parisshen (c. 1200), from Old French paroissien, parochien, from paroisse (English parish). Equivalent to parish + -ian + -er.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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