# women

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪm.ɪn/ · frequency rank #245

## Definitions
1. plural of woman

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **won** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-won)
- **wore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-wore)
- **worn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-worn)
- **wren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-wren)
- **wove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-wove)
- **woven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-woven)
- **Wyman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-wyman)
- **wooden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-wooden)
- **womens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-womens)
- **worsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-worsen)
- **woolen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-woolen)
- **women's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-women-s)
- **workmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/women-vs-workmen)
- **wen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wen-vs-women)
- **woe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woe-vs-women)
- **when** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/when-vs-women)
- **woke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woke-vs-women)
- **womb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/womb-vs-women)
- **woes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woes-vs-women)
- **Wien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wien-vs-women)

## Common misspellings (7)
`owmen`, `wmoen`, `woemn`, `womenn`, `wommen`, `womne`, `wwomen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/women