womanizer

/ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/

//ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ// noun

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"womanizer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“womanizer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,870. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,870
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.

Corpus desk

Index EN-womanizer · womanizer · English

womanizer · rank #46,870 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,870
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH woodbine

Nearest frequency peer: woodbine (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “womanizer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “womanizer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for womanizer
PropertyValue
Headwordwomanizer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,870
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “womanizer”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).womanizerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “woodbine” (#46,871), “wreaking” (#46,872), “winemaking” (#46,867). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “womanizer” is #46,870. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around womanizer (IPA /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,870 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for womanizer, with forms such as "owmanizer", "wmoanizer", and "woamnizer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From womanize + -er (agent noun). The correct English form is womanizer, spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how womanizer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A couple of months ago, in a piece about the language of self-involvement, I quoted a girlfriend of Woody Allen as having described the actor as “very much of a womanizer, very self-involved”.
  2. Sometimes the stereotype is framed as light and cheeky—think the “boys will be boys” mentality exemplified by sitcom womanizers such as How I Met Your Mothers Barney Stinson or '''Two and a Half Mens Charlie Harper.

Etymology

From womanize + -er (agent noun).

This word in other languages

mujeriego(Español)coureur(Français)Frauenheld(Deutsch)mulherengo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owmanizer
  • wmoanizer
  • woamnizer
  • womainzer
  • womaniezr
  • womanizerr
  • womanizre
  • womanizzer
  • womannizer
  • womanzier
  • wommanizer
  • womnaizer
  • wwomanizer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of womanizer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owmanizer2wmoanizer2woamnizer2womainzer2womaniezr2womanizerr1womanizre2womanizzer1
Edit distance from "womanizer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "womanizer"?
"womanizer" is spelled W-O-M-A-N-I-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/.
What does "womanizer" mean?
As a noun, "womanizer" means: A man who habitually flirts with and seduces, or attempts to seduce, women.
What are common misspellings of "womanizer"?
Common misspellings include "owmanizer", "wmoanizer", "woamnizer", "womainzer", "womaniezr". The correct spelling is "womanizer".
How do you pronounce "womanizer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "womanizer" is /ˈwʊm.əˌnaɪ.zəɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "womanizer"?
From womanize + -er (agent noun). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "womanizer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list