wifelet
/ˈwaɪflət/
"wifelet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wifelet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A wife.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wifelet · wifelet · English
wifelet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | wifelet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwaɪflət/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wifelet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wifelet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwaɪflət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for wifelet in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wife + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 3 (“long-term girlfriend; mistress”) is said to have been coined in the 1960s by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (1932–2020) in reference to his numerous mistresses. The correct English form is wifelet, spelled W-I-F-E-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A wife.
- 2A wife who is of small stature.
- 3A long-term girlfriend; a mistress (the “other woman” in an extramarital relationship).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how wifelet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Annie, wifelet, let me tell you of one of my foreign flirtations—one that I have never yet even hinted to you.
The third of veils again,— / So telleth Little Love,— / Is private in its skein, / For her exactest fane, / And for her special dove. / [...] / ’Tis made of wax of bees, / Of fairy wax, fay bees, / And in its charmful frieze, / Letteth no public breeze / Canvass the wifelet’s glees.
Etymology
From wife + -let (diminutive suffix). Sense 3 (“long-term girlfriend; mistress”) is said to have been coined in the 1960s by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath (1932–2020) in reference to his numerous mistresses.
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.