ragman
noun
ragman is spelled R-A-G-M-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ragman means “A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ragman is ragmen or ragmans.
How many letters and syllables are in ragman?
| Letters | 6: R-A-G-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ragman?
Ragman appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with ragman?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ragman.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: granma, marang.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ragman
- ragmen plural
- ragmans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ragman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
- 2
A statute issued by Edward I in 1276.
- 3
obsoleteA document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull.
- 4
A game in which players compete to pull an object from out of a roll of writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ragman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense collector of refuse:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chiffonnier |
| German | Lumpensammler |
| Spanish | ropavejero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does ragman come from?
From rag + man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).