# workman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɝkmən/ · frequency rank #30,658

## Definitions
1. A man who labours for wages.
2. An artisan or craftsman.

## Etymology
From Middle English werkman, from Old English weorcmann (“workman”), from Proto-West Germanic *werkamann, from Proto-Germanic *werkamann- (“workman”), equivalent to work + -man. Compare Dutch werkman (“workman”), German Werkmann (“labourer, workman”), Icelandic verkamaður (“workman”).

## Easily confused with
- **workmen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/workman-vs-workmen)
- **woman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woman-vs-workman)
- **workday** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/workday-vs-workman)
- **woodman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/woodman-vs-workman)
- **walkman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walkman-vs-workman)

## Common misspellings (11)
`owrkman`, `wokrman`, `workamn`, `workkman`, `workmann`, `workmman`, `workmna`, `wormkan`, `worrkman`, `wrokman`, `wworkman`

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