tradesman

noun

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"tradesman" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tradesman” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,225
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A skilled manual worker (implied male).

Corpus desk

Index EN-tradesman · tradesman · English

tradesman · rank #46,225 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,225
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tivo

Nearest frequency peer: tivo (-3 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “tradesman”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “tradesman” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tradesman
PropertyValue
Headwordtradesman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,225
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tradesman”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).tradesmanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “tivo” (#46,222), “tulle” (#46,228), “timestamp” (#46,221). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tradesman” is #46,225. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around tradesman, anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,225 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for tradesman, with forms such as "rtadesman", "tardesman", and "traddesman". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From trade + -s- + -man. The correct English form is tradesman, spelled T-R-A-D-E-S-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A skilled manual worker (implied male).
  2. 2
    A manual worker (implied male) who visits private premises to perform his job.
  3. 3
    One who works in trade (commerce); a shopkeeper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tradesmen should use the rear entrance.
  2. After this memorable event, I went to the hatter's, and the bootmaker's, and the hosier's, and felt rather like Mother Hubbard's dog whose outfit required the services of so many trades. […] It was not necessary to explain everywhere that I had come into a handsome property; but whenever I said anything to that effect, it followed that the officiating tra…

Etymology

From trade + -s- + -man.

Antonyms

tradeswoman

This word in other languages

artesano(Español)artisan(Français)Handwerker(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtadesman
  • tardesman
  • traddesman
  • trademsan
  • tradesamn
  • tradesmann
  • tradesmman
  • tradesmna
  • tradessman
  • tradseman
  • traedsman
  • trdaesman
  • trradesman
  • ttradesman

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tradesman - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtadesman2tardesman2traddesman1trademsan2tradesamn2tradesmann1tradesmman1tradesmna2
Edit distance from "tradesman"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tradesman"?
"tradesman" is spelled T-R-A-D-E-S-M-A-N.
What does "tradesman" mean?
As a noun, "tradesman" means: A skilled manual worker (implied male).
What are common misspellings of "tradesman"?
Common misspellings include "rtadesman", "tardesman", "traddesman", "trademsan", "tradesamn". The correct spelling is "tradesman".
What is the origin of the word "tradesman"?
From trade + -s- + -man. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tradesman", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list