quarryman
/ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/
"quarryman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“quarryman” 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) - A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
Corpus desk
Index EN-quarryman · quarryman · English
quarryman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Q" 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 | quarryman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “quarryman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
quarryman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkwɔɹ.i.mən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).".
No misspelling variants are generated for quarryman in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From quarry + -man. The correct English form is quarryman, spelled Q-U-A-R-R-Y-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A man involved in quarrying (mining for stone).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how quarryman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Many of its cottages were built for quarrymen when local workings provided limestone for the great 19th-century ironworks at Nantyglo.
He then described how a quarryman had bought the mineral rights of an estate at Melkridge, on the route of the Roman Wall, for twenty-one years.
Etymology
From quarry + -man.
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.