whoredom
/ˈhɔːdəm/
"whoredom" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“whoredom” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.
Corpus desk
Index EN-whoredom · whoredom · English
whoredom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | whoredom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɔːdəm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “whoredom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
whoredom is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhɔːdəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.".
Zero misspellings are on record for whoredom in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore + -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”). The correct English form is whoredom, spelled W-H-O-R-E-D-O-M.
Definition
- 1The state of being a whore, prostitution; sexual indulgence, fornication.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how whoredom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.
Mother[…]considered that the exclusiveness of Peter's circle was due not to its distinction, but to the fact that it was an inner Babylon of prodigality and whoredom, from which every Kensingtonian held aloof, except on the conventional tip-and-run excursions in pursuit of shopping, tea and theatres.
Etymology
From Middle English horedom, hordom, from Old Norse hórdómr, ultimately corresponding to whore + -dom. Cognate with Swedish hordom (“whoredom”), Middle Dutch hoerdom (“whoredom”).
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.