servicewoman
/ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/
"servicewoman" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“servicewoman” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A woman who serves in the armed forces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-servicewoman · servicewoman · English
servicewoman · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | servicewoman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “servicewoman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
servicewoman is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɜːvɪsˌwʊmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A woman who serves in the armed forces.".
Zero misspellings are on record for servicewoman in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From service + -woman. The correct English form is servicewoman, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E-W-O-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A woman who serves in the armed forces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how servicewoman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The run honors the 160 women who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. There's one mile for each of the fallen servicewomen.
Unlike some Western countries it remains rare for Russian servicewomen to go to war.
Etymology
From service + -woman.
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.