ploughman
/ˈplaʊ.mən/
"ploughman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ploughman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of plowman.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ploughman · ploughman · English
ploughman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ploughman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈplaʊ.mən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ploughman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ploughman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈplaʊ.mən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of plowman.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ploughman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plough + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman. The correct English form is ploughman, spelled P-L-O-U-G-H-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of plowman.
Etymology
From Middle English plowman, ploghmon, plouȝman, equivalent to plough + man. Compare Middle Dutch ploechman.
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.