women

/ˈwɪm.ɪn/

//ˈwɪm.ɪn// noun

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"women" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“women” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #245. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#245
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of woman

Corpus desk

Index EN-women · women · English

women · rank #245 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #245
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH top

Nearest frequency peer: top (-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 “women”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “women” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

women vs won
60% similar
women vs wore
60% similar
women vs worn
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for women
PropertyValue
Headwordwomen
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɪm.ɪn/
Letters5
Frequency rank#245
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “women”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).womenlands 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 “top” (#244), “business” (#246), “public” (#243). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “women” is #245. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around women (IPA /ˈwɪm.ɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #245 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of woman".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for women, with forms such as "owmen", "wmoen", and "woemn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "won", "wore", "worn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more. The correct English form is women, spelled W-O-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of woman

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Three women went for a walk.
  2. For quotations using this term, see Citations:women.

Etymology

From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owmen
  • wmoen
  • woemn
  • womenn
  • wommen
  • womne
  • wwomen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owmen2wmoen2woemn2womenn1wommen1womne2wwomen1
Edit distance from "women"

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 "women"?
"women" is spelled W-O-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪm.ɪn/.
What does "women" mean?
As a noun, "women" means: plural of woman
What words are commonly confused with "women"?
"women" is commonly confused with "won", "wore", "worn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "women"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "women" is /ˈwɪm.ɪn/. 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 "women"?
From Middle English wimmen, from Old English wīfmenn (“women”), from wīf (“female”) + menn (“men, persons, human beings”), equivalent to wife + men. Spelling (with o) influenced by the singular; see woman for more. 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 "women", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

start#248group#241times#250today#258

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

called7 variantspoint7 variantsdoing7 variantsuntil7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list