possessive pronoun
"possessive-pronoun" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“possessive pronoun” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pronoun which expresses possession.
Corpus desk
Index EN-possessive-pronoun · possessive pronoun · English
possessive pronoun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-7 7 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 | possessive pronoun |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “possessive pronoun” in English
Rare enough to double-check
possessive pronoun is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pronoun which expresses possession.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for possessive pronoun, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is possessive pronoun, spelled P-O-S-S-E-S-S-I-V-E- -P-R-O-N-O-U-N.
Definition
- 1A pronoun which expresses possession.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how possessive pronoun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The possessive pronouns are, my, thy, his, her, its, our, your, their, own.
Synonyms
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.