she-wolf
"she-wolf" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“she-wolf” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female wolf.
Corpus desk
Index EN-she-wolf · she-wolf · English
she-wolf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | she-wolf |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “she-wolf” in English
Rare enough to double-check
she-wolf is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for she-wolf in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English she wolf. By surface analysis, she- + wolf. The correct English form is she-wolf, spelled S-H-E---W-O-L-F.
Definition
- 1A female wolf.
- 2A predatory woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how she-wolf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In some trepidation the priest and his friend accompanied the wolf to his den, where lay a she-wolf on the point of death.
Etymology
From Middle English she wolf. By surface analysis, she- + wolf.
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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.