third estate

noun

"third-estate" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“third estate” 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) - The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-third-estate · third estate · English

third estate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for third estate
PropertyValue
Headwordthird estate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “third estate” in English

third estatefalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

third estate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for third estate, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: French The correct English form is third estate, spelled T-H-I-R-D- -E-S-T-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
  2. 2
    The commoners, collectively, in any society.
  3. 3
    The House of Commons.

Etymology

French

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "third estate"?
"third estate" is spelled T-H-I-R-D- -E-S-T-A-T-E.
What does "third estate" mean?
As a noun, "third estate" means: The caste of commoners in France prior to 1789, as distinct from the nobility and clergy.
What is the origin of the word "third estate"?
French See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list