washerwoman
noun
washerwoman is spelled W-A-S-H-E-R-W-O-M-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, washerwoman means “A woman who washes people's laundry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of washerwoman is washerwomen.
How many letters and syllables are in washerwoman?
| Letters | 11: W-A-S-H-E-R-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is washerwoman?
Washerwoman appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce washerwoman?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-washerwoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of washerwoman
- washerwomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does washerwoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who washes people's laundry.
- 2
colloquialA double drummer, large cicada of Australia, of species Thopha saccata.
- 3
A weedy plant of the Americas (Alternanthera caracasana).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Washerwoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman whose employment is laundering:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blanchisseuse, lavandière, laveuse |
| German | Wäscherin, Waschfrau |
| Portuguese | lavadeira |
| Spanish | lavandera |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does washerwoman come from?
From washer + -woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).