visiting card

noun

"visiting-card" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering.

Key facts for visiting card
PropertyValue
Headwordvisiting card
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “visiting card” sits in English frequency

visiting card falls 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

visiting card is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering.".

No misspelling variants are generated for visiting card in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is visiting card, spelled V-I-S-I-T-I-N-G- -C-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering.

Synonyms

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 "visiting card"?
"visiting card" is spelled V-I-S-I-T-I-N-G- -C-A-R-D.
What does "visiting card" mean?
As a noun, "visiting card" means: A written card which identifies the bearer, presented for introduction when attending a business meeting or formal social gathering.
What language does "visiting card" come from?
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Using “visiting card”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-I-S-I-T-I-N-G- -C-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list