Wodehousian
/wʊdˈhaʊsi.ən/
"wodehousian" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Wodehousian” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975), English writer and humorist known for his eccentric half-witted characters and excellent prose.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wodehousian · Wodehousian · English
Wodehousian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Wodehousian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /wʊdˈhaʊsi.ən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Wodehousian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Wodehousian is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /wʊdˈhaʊsi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975), English writer and humorist known for his eccentric half-witted characters and excellent prose.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Wodehousian, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Wodehouse + -ian. The correct English form is Wodehousian, spelled W-O-D-E-H-O-U-S-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975), English writer and humorist known for his eccentric half-witted characters and excellent prose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Wodehousian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wodehousian farce, like all other kinds of farce — like most comedy, for that matter — nurses a deep suspicion that the ability to reason is an overrated gift, and what counts in farce is not originality of meaning but freshness of image.
Wigs on the Green, originally published in 1935, is Nancy Mitford's third novel. Like its predecessors, it is a light, accomplished comedy of manners, complete with Wodehousian conventions of a rich heiress, rivals in love, legacies from an aunt, broken engagements, assumed identities and a happy ending.
Etymology
From Wodehouse + -ian.
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.