ticketmate

noun

"ticketmate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ticketmate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of running mate.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ticketmate · ticketmate · English

ticketmate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 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 ticketmate
PropertyValue
Headwordticketmate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ticketmate” in English

ticketmatesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

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

Rare enough to double-check

ticketmate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of running mate.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ticketmate in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ticket + -mate, modelled after running mate. The correct English form is ticketmate, spelled T-I-C-K-E-T-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of running mate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how ticketmate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cuomo's ticketmate, Attorney General Robert Abrams, also defeated a little - known GOP opponent by nearly 600,000 votes in New York City, and in the rest of the state by 729,000 votes.
  2. First, Reagan showed a flexibility and an imagination in finding a ticketmate that Barry Goldwater never evidenced.

Etymology

From ticket + -mate, modelled after running mate.

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 "ticketmate"?
"ticketmate" is spelled T-I-C-K-E-T-M-A-T-E.
What does "ticketmate" mean?
As a noun, "ticketmate" means: Synonym of running mate.
What is the origin of the word "ticketmate"?
From ticket + -mate, modelled after running mate. 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