usself

pron

"usself" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ourselves

Corpus desk

Index EN-usself · usself · English

usself · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" 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.

Key facts for usself
PropertyValue
Headwordusself
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechPronoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “usself” in English

usselffalls 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

usself is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ourselves".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for usself, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English. Equivalent to us + -self. The correct English form is usself, spelled U-S-S-E-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    ourselves

Etymology

From Middle English. Equivalent to us + -self.

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 "usself"?
"usself" is spelled U-S-S-E-L-F.
What does "usself" mean?
As a pronoun, "usself" means: ourselves
What is the origin of the word "usself"?
From Middle English. Equivalent to us + -self. 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