witchdom
"witchdom" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“witchdom” 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 exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery
Corpus desk
Index EN-witchdom · witchdom · English
witchdom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | witchdom |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “witchdom” in English
Rare enough to double-check
witchdom is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for witchdom, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wicchedome, from Old English wiċċedōm, equivalent to witch + -dom. The correct English form is witchdom, spelled W-I-T-C-H-D-O-M.
Definition
- 1The exercise of witchcraft or of supernatural powers; witchery
- 2The world of witches or of witchcraft; witches collectively
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how witchdom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Chilled with affright young Zarah felt the sinewy arm, / That had won champion’s belt, now tremble under hers, / As smitten suddenly by witchdom’s with’ring charm.
Etymology
From Middle English wicchedome, from Old English wiċċedōm, equivalent to witch + -dom.
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.