peasantry
/ˈpɛzəntɹi/
"peasantry" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peasantry” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #41,806 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,806
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peasantry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛzəntɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #41,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peasantry” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for peasantry is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpɛzəntɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #41,806 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for peasantry, with forms such as "epasantry", "paesantry", and "peaasntry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "peasants", "pleasantly", "peasant", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt. The correct English form is peasantry, spelled P-E-A-S-A-N-T-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Impoverished rural farm workers, either as serfs, small freeholders or hired hands.
- 2Ignorant people of the lowest social status; bumpkins, rustics.
- 3The condition of being a peasant; the position, rank, conduct, or quality of a peasant.
Etymology
From peasant + -ry, from Middle English paissaunt.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: epasantry,paesantry,peaasntry,peasanntry,peasanrty,peasantrry,peasantryy,peasanttry,peasantyr,peasatnry,peasnatry,peassantry,pesaantry,ppeasantry
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peasantry - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “peasantry”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-A-S-A-N-T-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɛzəntɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “peasants” - see the side-by-side comparison. peasantry vs peasants
- 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.