private sector
"private-sector" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“private sector” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Corpus desk
Index EN-private-sector · private sector · English
private sector · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | private sector |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “private sector” in English
Rare enough to double-check
private sector is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for private sector, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: private + sector The correct English form is private sector, spelled P-R-I-V-A-T-E- -S-E-C-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1All organizations in an economy or jurisdiction that are not controlled by government, including privately owned businesses and not-for-profit organizations.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how private sector appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After spending two decades at various government agencies, he returned to the private sector and took a job as a business consultant.
Policing the relationship between government and business in a free society is difficult. Businesspeople have every right to lobby governments, and civil servants to take jobs in the private sector.
Etymology
private + sector
Antonyms
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.