People Words

by Margaret Magnus
copyright 1998 by Margaret Magnus
all rights reserved

On this page, I sort all the words in my vocabulary which refer to people and which contain no prefixes or suffixes. I sort them in two different ways:

1. In the first sort, I sort initially by the type of person and then by the sound.
2. In the second sort, I sort first by sound, and then by the type of person.

1. First Sort - by Type of Person, then by Sound

The first number following the class is the number of words in that class, followed by the percentage that makes of all the 880 monomorphemic people words in my vocabulary. Inside each of these classes, I sort again by initial consonant. Notice that the largest major class of people terms are insults (36% of monomorphemic words for people are insulting). Following these are words for men. The largest class of words for men are male professions. I have tried here to include only professions like 'tzar', 'pope', and 'bandit', which still only apply to men. I have tried to leave out terms like 'fuzz', 'dean' and 'jockey' which only prototypically refer to men. The next three classes by size are politically powerful men, aggressive men and strong men. This suggests to me that much male stereotyping is built into the English language. The next largest group of words for people are not words for women, but words for professions. The majority of these terms are no longer necessarily male, but they are still prototypically male. The only profession represented which is prototypically female is prostitution. The next class after these are terms of praise. Of these, the largest class are not words of praise based on virtue, but based on power. They are titles, predominantly male titles. The next class finally are words for women. The largest class of words for women refer to women as sex objects, followed by words for beautiful women, followed by terms of endearment, followed by ugly women. And then before we find terms for children, we find words for groups of people, mythical figures, terms of endearment, and relatives. The only significant group of words for children other than general terms are again insults. So, fellow citizens, take a closer look at where our heads are at:

The first few sub-classes of people words in order of size are!!!!:

Unprincipled People 86 9.8%
Male Professions 80 9.1%
Aggressive People 75 8.5% (primarily male)
Titles 51 5.8%
Stupid People 43 4.9%
Politically Powerful Men 38 4.3%
Powerful Professions 36 4.1% (primarily male)
Aggressive Men 33 3.8%
Strong Men 31 3.5%
Holy People 31 3.5%
Women as Sex Objects 30 3.4%
Beautiful People 29 3.3%
Insignificant People 29 3.3%

The main classes in order of size are:

Derogative Terms 319 36%
Men 206 23%
Professions 174 20%
Lauditory Terms 137 16%
Women 115 13%
Groups 111 13%
Mythical Figures 53 6%
Words of Affection 52 6%
Relatives 48 5%
Children 35 4%
Races 21 2.3%
Pronouns 16 1.8%
Peasants 12 1.4%
Gays 9 1%
General 5 0.6%
Dead People 4 0.5%
Sick People 3 0.3%
People According to Hair Color 2 0.2%

Main classes and subclasses together:

Derogative Terms 319 36%
Unprincipled 86 9.8%
Aggressive 75 8.5%
Stupid 43 4.9%
Insignificant 29 3.3%
Racial or Political 20 2.3%
Ridiculous 20 2.3%
MisFit 18 2.1%
Sexual 18 2.1%
Ugly 16 1.8%
Lazy 15 1.7%
Old 14 1.6%
Greedy 11 1.3%
Feminine Man 9 1.0%
Boastful 9 1.0%
Weak 9 1.0%
Masculine Woman 2 0.2%
Boring 2 0.2%
 
Men 206 23%
Male Professions 77 8.8%
Politically Powerful Men 38 4.3%
Aggressive Men 33 3.8%
Strong Men 31 3.5%
Dear Men 26 2.9%
Unprincipled Men 25 2.8%
Religious Men 25 2.8%
Handsome Men 21 2.3%
Mythogolical Men 20 2.3%
Effeminate or Weak Men 16 1.8%
Basic Words for Men 14 1.6%
Crude Men 13 1.5%
Ridiculous Men 8 0.9%
 
Professions 174 20%
Powerful 36 4.1%
Holy Person 31 3.5%
Musician, Entertainer 17 1.9%
Servant 17 1.9%
Misc. Professions 16 1.8%
Military 15 1.7%
Police 13 1.5%
Crook 11 1.3%
Watch Over 9 1.0%
Prostitute 7 0.8%
Sports 6 0.7%
Legal 5 0.6%
Medical 4 0.5%
Travellers 3 0.3%
 
Lauditory Terms 137 16%
Titled 52 6.0%
Beautiful 29 3.3%
Virtuous, Holy 26 3.0%
Good-Hearted and Dear 19 2.2%
Competent 17 1.9%
Powerful 7 0.8%
 
Women 115 13%
Women as Sex Objects 30 3.4%
Beautiful, Graceful Women 28 3.1%
Dear Women 20 2.3%
Unattractive/Ugly Women 15 1.7%
Basic Words for Women 14 1.6%
Fierce Women 9 1.0%
Mythogolical Women 6 0.7%
Religious Women 2 0.2%
 
Groups 111 13%
General 29 3.3%
Family 22 2.5%
Misc. Professions 20 2.3%
Political 16 1.8%
Bad Guys 15 1.7%
Social 15 1.7%
Police, Military 14 1.6%
Legal 5 0.6%
Numbers 4 0.5%
 
Mythical Figures 53 6%
Demon 15 1.7%
Phantom 10 1.1%
Nymph 7 0.8%
God 7 0.8%
Dwarf 6 0.7%
Siren 4 0.5%
Sorcery 4 0.5%
Spiritually Powerful 3 0.3%
Physically Powerful 3 0.3%
 
Words of Affection 52 6%
Man to Woman 20 2.3%
Pal 9 1.0%
Flame 8 0.9%
Father 8 0.9%
Mother 5 0.6%
Nanny 2 0.2%
 
Relatives 48 5%
Tribe 11 1.3%
Father 10 1.1%
Spouse 8 0.9%
Mother 7 0.8%
Siblings 5 0.6%
Son, Daughter 3 0.3%
Abandoned 3 0.3%
Niece, Nephew 2 0.2%
 
Children 35 4%
General 19 2.2%
Derogative 8 0.9%
Other 8 0.9%
 
Races 21 2.3%
 
Pronouns 16 1.8%
 
Peasants 12 1.4%
 
Gays 9 1%
Male 6 0.7%
Other 3 0.3%
 
General 5 0.6%
 
Dead People 4 0.5%

Sick People 3 0.3%
 
People According to Hair Color 2 0.2%

General /p/, /s/
/p/: people, person
/s/: self, soul
/w/: one
 
Pronouns /h/, /m/, /j/
/S/: she
/h/: he, her, hers, him, his
/h/: who, whom, whose
/m/: me, mine, my
/w/: we
/j/: you, your, yours
 
Derogative Terms
Unprincipled [+labial], /k/, /s/, /h/
/b/: bandit, bastard, beast, bigot, bitch, blight, bogie, bully
/p/: pirate
/t/: terror, titan, troll, tyrant
/k/: cabal, cannibal, cartel, clique, crook, culprit, kamikazi
/f/: felon, fence, fiend, foe, fox, fraud
/T/: thief, thug,
/s/: Satan, scab, scum, serpent, shark, skunk, slime, snake, sneak, snoop, swine
/h/: hawk, heavy, heel, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hound, junta
/J/: jackal, jerk, jezebel
/C/: charlatan, churl
/m/: mafia, mass, medusa, menace, mob, monster
/n/: knave
/l/: louse
/r/: rabble, rake, rascal, rat, ring, riot, rip, roach, rogue, rot, rout, roué, rowdy, rubble
/v/: vamp, vampire, vandal, villian, viper, vixen, vulture
/w/: wasp, weasel, witch, wolf, wretch
 
Aggressive [+labial, +voiced], /h/, /m/
/b/: bandit, bastard, bear, beast, bigot, bitch, blab, blight, bogie, boss, bother, brat, bruiser, brute, bug, bugger, bull, bully
/g/: geezer, grouch, grump
/p/: pest, pirate, prick
/t/: terror, titan, troll, tyrant
/k/: cannibal, crab, crank, kamikazi
/v/: vamp, vampire, vandal, villian, viper, vixen, vulture
/f/: fury, fuzz
/T/: thorn, thug
/S/: shrew
/J/: jezebel
/l/: harpy, heavy, hood, hoodlum, hound, junta
/m/: mafia, mass, medusa, menace, mob, monster
/r/: rabble, rake, rascal, rat, ring, riot, rip, roach, rogue, rot, rout, roué, rowdy, rubble
/w/: wasp, witch, wolf, wretch
 
Stupid /b/, /d/, /g/, /k/, /S/
/b/: baboon, block, boob, booby, boor, bumpkin
/d/: dolt, dope, drip, dub, dud, duffer, dummy, dunce
/g/: gallery, gander, gull
/k/: calf, klutz, kwack, quack
/z/: zombie
/f/: fool
/s/: simple, sprig, sucker
/S/: schlemiel, schlep, schlimazel, schmuck, schnook, sheep
/J/: joke
/C/: chump
/m/: moron
/n/: ninny, nitwit
/l/: lout, lubber, lummox
/r/: robot
/j/: yahoo, yokel
 
Insignificant [-voiced, -s]
/p/: pauper, peewee, peon, poor, punk, pygmy
/t/: trash, turd
/k/: cattle, crumb
/f/: filth, fink, fish, flotsam
/S/: shiksa, shit, shrimp, squirt
/C/: chattel
/w/: weed, worm
 
Racial or Political /g/, /k/, /m/
/b/: boy
/d/ dago
/g/: gook, goy, gringo
/p/: pagan, pink
/k/: kike, kraut
/f/: frog
/s/: spic
/S/: shiksa
/h/: honky
/m/: mafia, mob
/m/: mestizo, mulatto
/n/: nigger
/r/: red
/j/: yid
 
Ridiculous [+stop, -p]
/b/: bozo, buffoon, bumpkin, butt
/d/: dingbat, dingdong, droll
/g/: goof, goose
/t/: twerp, twit
/k/: clod, clown, cluck, cretin, cuckoo, kook
/J/: joke
/m/: monkey
/n/: nut
 
MisFit [+velar], /J/
/b/: bird
/d/: dweeb
/g/: gawk, geek, gink, goon
/p/: pariah
/t/: turkey
/k/: crank, creep, queer
/f/: freak, fruit
/s/: squirrel, stiff, stooge
/h/: heathen, hick, hobo
/J/: germ, jade
/m/: midge, midget, mongrel
/n/: nothing
/l/: lackey
 
Sexual Slurs /p/, /f/, /s/
/b/: bawd
/d/: doxy
/p/: pimp, prig, prissy, prude, prune
/v/: vamp
/f/: flirt, floozy, fuck
/s/: satyr, siren, slut
/m/: minx
/l/: lecher
/w/: wanton, wench
 
Ugly /s/
/b/: blimp
/d/: dog, drab
/t/: toad
/f/: frump
/s/: scrag, scum, slattern, slime, slob, slouch, sloven, smut
/h/: hag, hex, hulk
 
Lazy [+labial], /s/
/b/: bourgeois, bum
/g/: gawk
/t/: tramp
/v/: vegetable
/s/: sloth, slouch, slug, snail, sot, souse, sponge
/h/: hippie, hobo
/m/: mule
 
Old /b/, /f/, /h/
/b/: bag, bat, beldam, buzzard
/g/: geezer
/t/: tabby
/k/: codger, crone
/f/: fart, fogy, fossil
/h/: hag, hen, hex
 
Greedy /g/, /k/, /C/
/g/: glutton, golem
/p/: pig
/t/: tycoon
/k/: cannibal
/h/: hog
/C/: churl
/m/: miser, monger
/l/: lecher, leech
 
Feminine Man /p/, /f/
/p/: pansy, patsy
/k/: queen
/f/: fag, faggot, fairy, flit, fop, fruit
 
Weak [+stop, -voiced]
/p/: pansy, patsy, punk
/t/: twerp, twit
/k/: caitiff, chicken, cripple
/s/: sissy
 
Boastful /g/, /s/
/b/: brag
/g/: gascon
/s/: sass, scamp, snip, snob, snot, swank
/J/: jingo
 
Masculine Woman
/b/: butch
/d/: dyke
 
Boring
/b/: bore
/d/: drone
 
Men
Basic Words for Men [+labial], /h/
/b/: boy, brother
/d/: dad
/g/: groom
/f/: father, fiancé
/s/: son
/h/: he, him, his
/h/: husband
/m/: male, man
/n/: nephew
 
Male Professions /b/, /p/, /k/, /s/, /m/
/b/: bandit, barber, bard, baron, bass, blue, bobby, bone/s, brave, bull, butcher
/d/: deacon, druid, duke
/p/: padre, parson, pastor, pharisee, pimp, pirate, pontiff, pope, priest, prior, pundit
/t/: troubadour, tyrant
/k/: cadet, captain, cardinal, coach, cock, colonel, count, kaiser, khan, king
/v/: valet, vicar, vizier
/z/: tzar
/f/: father, friar
/T/: thane
/s/: sadhu, sage, salt, samurai, satrap, sentry, sikh, sire, sovereign, sultan, swami
/S/: shah, shepherd, shogun
/h/: ham, harlequin, hobo
/J/: gigolo
/C/: chief
/m/: maestro, maharajah, marquis, marshal, martinet, matador, monk
/n/: knight
/l/: lama
/r/: rabbi, raj
/w/: wizard
/j/: yogi
 
Politically Powerful Men [-voiced] (esp. /k/, /s/), /m/
/p/: pope, prince
/t/: tyrant
/k/: cadet, captain, cardinal, chief, coach, cock, colonel, count, kaiser, khan, king
/v/: vizier
/z/: tzar
/f/: pharisee
/s/: sahib, satrap, sir, sire, sovereign, sultan
/S/: shah, shogun
/h/: hero
/m/: maestro, maharajah, marquis, marshal, martinet, master, minion, mister
/n/: knight
/l/: liege, lord
/r/: raj
 
Aggressive Men [+voiced, +labial]
/b/: bantam, bastard, beast, bogie, boor, brag, brat, brute, bugger, bull, bully, buster
/d/: demon, devil, dragon
/g/: gascon, gorilla,
/p/: pirate, pistol, prick
/t/: troll, tyrant
/T/: thug
/m/: macho, marshal, martinet, matador
/l/: leech
/r/: rake, rascal, rat, rogue, roué
 
Strong Men /b/, /s/, /r/
/b/: baboon, bear, beast, boor, brave, bruiser, brute, buck, bull
/d/: dude
/g/: gorilla
/t/: titan, troll
/k/: centaur
/T/: thug
/s/: salt, samurai, sentry, sergeant
/h/: hero
/J/: jack, jock
/m/: macho, matador
/n/: knight
/l/: lion
/r/: rake, rascal, rat, rogue, roué
 
Dear Men /b/, /p/, /d/
/b/: blade, bloke, blood, brick, brother, bub, bud, buddy, buster
/d/: dad, daddy
/g/: guy
/p/: pa, padre, pap, papa, paw, pop
/k/: card
/f/: fellow
/s/: son
/S/: shepherd
/J/: jack
/C/: chap, chum
/l/: lad
 
Unprincipled Man /b/, /r/
/b/: bantam, bastard, beast, bogie, brat, brute, bugger, bully
/d/: demon, devil, dragon
/g/: gringo
/p/: pirate, prick
/t/: troll, tyrant
/T/: thug
/n/: knave
/l/: lecher, leech
/r/: rake, rascal, rat, rogue, roué
 
Religious Men /p/, /f/, /s/
/p/: padre, parson, pastor, pontiff, pope, priest, prior, pundit
/k/: Christ
/f/: father, friar, pharisee
/s/: sadhu, sage, samurai, sikh, swami
/h/: hermit, hero
/m/: mahatma, monk
/l/: lama
/r/: rabbi
/w/: wizard
/j/: yogi
 
Handsome Men /b/
/b/: bach, bean, beau, blade, bloke, blood, brave, brick, buck
/d/: don, dude
/g/: guy
/p/: prince
/f/: fellow, fiancé
/s/: stag, stud, swank
/J/: gent
/n/: knight
/l/: lion
 
Mythogolical Men /d/, /g/
/d/: demon, devil, dragon, dryad
/g/: god, gremlin, griffin
/t/: titan, troll
/k/: centaur, Christ
/v/: vampire
/z/: zombie
/h/: Host
/J/: Jehovah, Jove
/l/: leprechaun, Lord
/w/: wizard
/j/: Yahweh
 
Effeminate or Weak Men /p/, /f/
/d/: dandy
/p/: pansy, patsy, peewee, punk
/f/: fag, faggot, fairy, flit, fop, fruit
/s/: sissy
/J/: gent
/m/: minion
/l/: lackey
/j/: eunuch
 
Crude Men /b/, /k/
/b/: baboon, beast, boor, bugger, bum, buster
/t/: troll
/k/: cad, codger, cuss
/z/: zombie
/h/: hobo
/C/: churl
 
Ridiculous Men /h/, /b/
/b/: block, boor, boy, bozo, buffoon, bumpkin
/h/: ham, harlequin
 
Profession
Powerful /p/, /k/, /s/, /S/ ([-voiced]
/b/: baron, bishop
/d/: deacon, dean
/p/: pontiff, pope, prince, prior, purple
/k/: cabinet, captain, cardinal, colonel, council, count, crown, kaiser, khan, king, queen
/z/: tzar
/f/: pharisee
/T/: throne
/s/: satrap, senate, sovereign, soviet, sultan
/S/: shah, sheik, shogun
/C/: chair, chief
/m/: maharajah, marquis
/r/: raja
 
Holy Person /p/ (priests), /s/ (sages)
/k/: cardinal, clergy
/d/: dervish
/g/: guru
/p/: padre, parson, pastor, pharisee, pilgrim, pontiff, pope, priest, prior, pundit, purple
/f/: father, friar
/s/: sadhu, sage, saint, samurai, scribe, sikh, sister, swami
/S/: shaman
/h/: hadji, hermit
/n/: nun
/r/: rabbi
/j/: yogi
 
Musician, Entertainer /b/, /t/, /k/, /m/
/b/: bard, bass, bones
/d/: diva
/t/: tenor, tourney, trio, troubadour, troupe
/k/: cast, choir, corps
/s/: star
/h/: harlequin
/m/: maestro, mime, minstrel
 
Servant /v/, /s/, /h/
/b/: boy
/p/: page
/k/: crew
/v/: valet, vassal, vicar, vizier
/s/: serf, sexton, slave, soldier, squire, staff, sub
/h/: hack, hand, helot
 
Military /g/, /k/, /s/, /m/
/g/: guard, guerilla, gun
/p/: platoon
/k/: colonel, corps, kamikazi
/s/: samurai, sentry, sergeant, soldier
/h/: junta
/m/: major, marshal, martinet
 
Police [+labial], /s/
/b/: bobby
/g/: guard
/p/: patrol, police, posse
/k/: cop
/f/: force, fuzz
/s/: sentry, sergeant
/S/: sheriff
/w/: warden, watch
 
Crook [+labial], /m/
/k/: crook
/v/: vandal, villian
/f/: felon, fence
/T/: thief
/h/: hood, hoodlum, junta
/m/: mafia, mob
 
Watch Over /s/, /S/, /n/
/g/: guide
/s/: scout, sleuth, spy
/S/: chaperon, shadow, shepherd
/n/: nanny, nurse
 
Prostitute [+stop, +vpoced]
/b/: bawd, bunny
/d/: doxy
/g/: geisha, gogo
/p/: pimp
/J/: gigolo
 
Sports /k/
/b/: back
/p/: pro
/k/: caddie, coach
/s/: star
/J/: jockey
 
Legal [+labial], /J/
/b/: bailiff
/p/: plaintiff
/k/: court
/J/: judge, jury
 
Medical
/v/: vet
/s/: sister, surgeon
/S/: shrink
 
Travellers
/p/: pilot
/t/: tar
/s/: skipper
 
Other Professions
/b/: barber, butcher
/p/: poet, prof
/k/: clerk, cook
/s/: smith, student, sweep
/S/: chef
/h/: herald, hippie, hobo
/m/: mason
/n/: knight, nomad
 
Lauditory
Titled /d/, /k/, /s/, /l/, /m/
/b/: bourgeois
/d/: dame, deacon, dean, diva, don, dona, donna, duke
/g/: grace
/p/: prince
/k/: captain, cardinal, colonel, count, crown, kaiser, khan, king, queen
/s/: sadhu, sahib, satrap, sergeant, sir, sire, skipper, sovereign, sultan
/S/: shah, sheik, shogun
/J/: gent, gentry
/C/: chief
/n/: knight
/l/: lady, lama, liege, lord
/m/: madam, mademoiselle, maestro, maharajah, mahatma, major, marquis, mister
/r/: rabbi, raja
/z/: tzar
/w/: worship
 
Beautiful /b/, /d/, /t/
/b/: babe, baby, beauty, belle, blood
/d/: damsel, dish, diva, doll, dude
/p/: peach, piece
/t/: tail, tart, tomato, toots, tootsy, trick
/f/: flower, fox
/s/: stud, swank
/J/: gent
/C/: chick
/m/: maid, maiden, model
/n/: nymph
/l/: lady
 
Virtuous, Holy /s/, /m/
/g/: guru
/p/: pillar
/k/: Christ, cream
/v/: virgin
/s/: sadhu, sage, saint, samurai, shaman, sikh, swami
/h/: hadji, hero, Host
/m/: madonna, magdalen, mahatma, martyr, model
/n/: knight
/l/: lama, light, lion
/r/: rabbi
/j/: yogi
 
Good-Hearted and Dear /b/, /m/, [+affricate]
/b/: bean, blade, block, bloke, brick, bub, bud, buddy
/s/: sport
/h/: human
/J/: gem, jewel, joy
/C/: chap, chum
/m/: mahatma, mensch
/l/: lad, lamb, lass
 
Competent /m/, /r/, /w/
/b/: brain, brave
/s/: salt, star
/h/: hero
/C/: champ, champion
/m/: maestro, marvel, master
/n/: knight
/l/: lead, legend
/w/: whiz, wiz, wizard, wonder
 
Powerful
/T/: throne
/h/: head
/C/: cheese, chief
/n/: name, noble
/w/: wheel
 
Women
Basic Words for Women
/b/: bride
/d/: daughter
/g/: gal, girl
/f/: female
/h/: her, hers
/m/: mother
/n/: niece
/s/: sister
/S/: she
/w/: widow, wife, woman
 
Women as Sex Objects
/b/: babe, baby, bawd, broad, bunny
/d/: dish, doxy
/g/: geisha, gogo
/p/: piece
/t/: tail, tart, tomato, tramp, trick
/f/: flirt, floozy, fox
/s/: slut
/h/: harem, harlot, hook/er, hussy, whore
/C/: chick
/m/: minx, model, moll
/w/: wanton, wench
 
Beautiful, Graceful Women [+labial]
/b/: beauty, belle
/d/: dame, damsel, diva, dove, dowager
/g/: girl
/p/: peach, pearl
/k/: queen
/f/: flower
/s/: siren
/J/: gem, jewel
/m/: madam, matron
/m/: mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, moppet
/m/: madonna, magdalen
/n/: naiad, nymph
/l/: lady, lass
 
Dear Women [+labial]
/d/: dear, doll, dove, duck
/p/: pet, plum, pudding, puff, pumpkin
/t/: toots, tootsy
/s/: sugar
/h/: hen
/m/: ma, mama, mom, mum, mummy
/n/: nanny, nurse
 
Unattractive/Ugly Women
/b/: bag, bat, beldam
/b/: blimp, butch
/d/: dike, dog, drab
/p/: prune
/t/: toad
/f/: frump
/s/: squaw
/S/: shiksa
/h/: hag, hex
 
Fierce Women [+labial]
/b/: bitch
/v/: vixen
/f/: fury
/s/: sphinx
/S/: shrew
/h/: harpy
/J/: jezebel
/m/: medusa
/w/: witch
 
Mythogolical Women /s/, /p/, /f/
/p/: pixie
/s/: sibyl, sphinx, sprite
/n/: naiad, nymph
 
Religious Women
/s/: sister
/n/: nun
 
Groups
General Groups
/b/: bevy, boodle, both
/g/: gang, group
/p/: panel, party, people
/t/: team, trade, troop, trust
/k/: camp, caravan, clan, class, clique, club, council, crowd
/T/: throng
/s/: cell, circle, sect
/h/: herd, horde, host
/m/: mob
/l/: league
 
Family /b/, /k/, /f/
/b/: batch, blood, brood, bunch
/p/: pedigree
/t/: totem, tribe
/k/: clan, couple, crew, crowd, crèche, ken, kin, kith
/f/: family, feather, flock, fold, folk
/m/: ménage
/j/: young
 
Miscellaneous Professions Groups /k/
/b/: ballet, board
/g/: grange, guild
/p/: panel, press
/t/: tourney, trade, troupe
/k/: cadre, canon, cast, choir, clergy, crew
/s/: squad, staff, string
/C/: church
/l/: league
 
Political Groups /b/, /k/, /s/
/b/: bloc, body, bund
/p/: party
/k/: cabinet, camp, council
/f/: floor
/s/: senate, slate, soviet, state
/h/: junta
/C/: chamber
/l/: league
/w/: wing
 
Groups of Bad Guys /k/, /r/
/b/: band
/g/: gang
/p/: pack
/k/: cabal, camp, cartel, coven
/h/: horde, junta
/m/: mafia, mob
/r/: rabble, ring, riot, rubble
 
Social Groups /k/
/b/: bracket
/k/: clan, class, clique, club, colony, cream, crust, cult, cut
/t/: town
/h/: herd, horde
/l/: league
/w/: wing
 
Police, Military /p/
/b/: brigade
/d/: dragoon
/g/: guard
/p/: patrol, platoon, police, posse
/t/: troop
/k/: camp, corps
/s/: squad, squadron
/h/: junta
/w/: wing
 
Legal Groups /r/
/b/: bar, bench
/k/: court
/J/: jury
/C/: chamber
 
Numbers /t/, /w/
/t/: trio, twain, twin, two
 
Dear
Man to Woman [-voiced], /d/
/d/: darling, dear, dove, duck
/p/: peach, pearl, pet, pie, plum, pudding, puff, pumpkin
/t/: tart, tomato, toots, tootsy
/s/: sweet
/S/: sugar
/h/: honey
 
Pal [-voiced], [+labial]
/p/: pal, peer
/k/: comrade, crony
/f/: fellow, friend
/C/: chum
/m/: mate
/n/: neighbor
 
Flame [-stop], /f/, /h/, /J/, /m/, /l/
/f/: flame
/h/: half, heart
/J/: gem, jewel, joy
/l/: lamb, love
 
Father /d/, /p/
/d/: dad, daddy
/p/: pa, padre, pap, papa, paw, pop
 
Mother /m/
/m/: ma, mama, mom, mum, mummy
 
Nanny /n/
/n/: nanny, nurse
 
Relatives
Tribe /t/, /k/, /f/
/t/: totem, tribe
/k/: cousin, ken, kin, kith
/f/: family, feather, flock, fold, folk
 
Parent
/p/: parent
 
Father /d/, /p/
/d/: dad, daddy
/p/: pa, padre, pap, papa, paw, pop
/f/: father
 
Mother /m/
/m/: ma, mama, mom, mother, mum, mummy
 
Siblings /b/
/b/: brood, brother, bunch
/k/: clone
/s/: sister
 
Spouse [+labial]
/g/: groom
/k/: couple
/f/: fiancé
/s/: spouse, squaw
/h/: half, husband
/w/: wife
 
Son, Daughter
/d/: daughter
/s/: scion, son
 
Niece, Nephew /n/
/n/: nephew, niece
 
Abandoned /w/
/w/: waif, ward, widow
 
Children
General Words for Children /b/, /t/, /C/, /j/
/b/: babe, baby, bairn, bambino, boy
/g/: gal, girl
/p/: pupil
/t/: tad, teen, toddle/r, tot, tyke
/k/: kid
/C/: charge, child
/m/: minor
/j/: young, youth
 
Derogative /s/, [+labial]
/b/: brat
/p/: peewee, punk
/s/: scamp, snip, sprig, squirrel, squirt
 
Abandoned Children /w/
/g/: gamin
/w/: waif, ward, whelp
 
Other Children
/C/: cherub
/m/: moppet
/l/: lamb, lass
 
Races
Derogatory Terms /g/, /k/
/d/: dago
/g/: goy, gringo
/k/: kike, kraut
/f/: frog
/s/: spic
/S/: shiksa
/h/: honky
/m/: mestizo, mulatto
/n/: nigger
/j/: yid
 
Non-Derogatory Terms /J/, /m/
/b/: black
/J/: gentile, gypsy, Jew
/n/: Negro
/r/: race
/w/: white
 
Mythical
Demon /d/, /g/, /m/
/d/: demon, devil, dragon
/g/: gargoyle, ghoul, goblin, golem
/t/: troll
/v/: vampire
/z/: zombie
/s/: Satan
/h/: hex
/m/: medusa, monster
/w/: witch
 
Phantom /g/, /sp/
/g/: gargoyle, ghost, ghoul, golem
/z/: zombie
/f/: phantom
/s/: specter, spirit, spook
/r/: wraith
 
Nymph /p/, /f/, /n/
/p/: pixie
/f/: fairy, faun, fay
/s/: sprite
/n/: naiad, nymph
 
God [+velar], /J/
/g/: God
/k/: Christ
/h/: Host
/J/: Jehovah, Jove
/l/: Lord
/j/: Yahweh
 
Dwarf [+labial]
/d/: dryad, dwarf
/g/: gremlin
/s/: satyr
/n/: gnome
/l/: leprechaun
 
Siren /s/
/s/: psyche, satyr, sibyl, siren
 
Sorcery /w/
/d/: druid
/h/: hex
/w/: witch, wizard
 
Spiritually Powerful /f/
/g/: griffin
/f/: phoenix
/s/: sphinx
 
Physically Powerful /t/
/t/: titan
/k/: centaur
/J/: giant
 
Peasant /p/
/p/: pawn, peasant, pietà, plant, poor, prey, proxy, puppet
/k/: clerk, cog
/m/: member
/l/: lay
 
Gays
Male /f/
fag, faggot, fairy, flit, fop, fruit
Other
butch, gay, homo
 
Dead /k/
/d/: dead
/k/: cadaver, carcass, corpse
 
Illness
/g/: gimp
/m/: mute
/l/: leper
 
Hair Color /b/
/b/: blond, brunette

 

2. Second Sort - First by Sound, then by Type of Person

I sort next by initial consonant, and then by semantic class. For example, I find all the 'people' words beginning with /b/, and then I sort the 'beautiful' people into one class, the children into another, and so forth. Words for people is the largest class of concrete nouns. A summary of the results are below:

/b/ - Beautiful/Handsome/Sexy, Mean/Criminal, Big/Loud, Ugly/Stupid, Children, Smart/Enthusiastic, Groups
/d/ - Dear, Ladies/Gentlemen, Titles of Nobility, Dummies, Ugly or Fallen Women, Devils, Dwarves
/g/ - Ginks, Ghosts, Gods, Greedy, Grumpy, Walker (Go), Gracious, Guides, Prostitutes, Groups
/p/ - General People Words, Small, Weak, Two People, Substitutes, Cream Puffs - Pastry Words for Wives, Cream of the Crop, Priest, Papa, Prude, Speaker, Police, Pirate, Groups
/t/ - Teams, Musicians, Tyrant, Young/Small, Groups Formed by Trust, Two People, Travellers, Words for Women as Sex Objects, Twit
/k/ - Kin, Clique/Club - Groups with Special Knowledge, Kings, Commoners, Queers, Clowns, Killers/Crooks, Grouches, Name-Calling, Dead
/v/ - Evil, Servants
/z/ - tzar, zombie
/f/ - Friends/Family, Priests, Flirts, Gay/Effeminate Male, Fairies, Contemptible, Criminals, Enemies, Old
/th/ - thane, thief, thorn, throne, throng, thug
/s/ - Soul, Saints, Spirits/Spooks, Sirs, Political and Social Groups, Servants, Weak, Snobby, Contemptible, Sneaky, Slow, Stiff, Sloppy, Small, Drunk, Relatives
/sh/ - she, Contemptible, Protector
/h/ - General Person, Hawk, Married Partner, Unmarried Partner, Ham, Hobo, Holy, Hired, Who, Him/Her
/j/ - Jehovah, Judge, Gem, Jerk, Outsider, Guy, Giant
/ch/ - Chief, Chap, Child, Chump
/m/ - Mothers, Mesdames, Men, Mates, Mixes, Maestros, Gods, Mavericks, Marshals, Misers, Merchants, Small, Mute, Misformed, Menaces, Members, Me
/n/ - Small, Insignificant, Near, Black, Noble, Renounce
/l/ - Lord/Lady, Lay People, Clumsy, Louts
/r/ - Rabble, Royalty
/w/ - One, Unions, Abandoned, Children, Weasel, Women, Wardens
/y/ - Spiritual, Naive, You, your, yours

/b/

Beautiful/Handsome/Sexy
babe, baby, bach, bawd, bean, beau, beauty, belle, bird, blade, block, bloke, blood, blue, boy, brave, brick, bride, broad, bruise/r, bub, buck, bud, buddy, bugger, bunny, butch 27 4.6
Mean/Criminal
baboon, bandit, bastard, bawd, beast, bigot, bitch, blight, bluff, bogie, boob, boss, bother, bourgeois, brag, brat, brute, bug, bugger, bully, buzzard 21 3.6
Big/Loud
babe, baboon, baby, bantam, bear, beast, bigot, bitch, blab, blight, blimp, block, boob, bogie, boor, bore, boss, bother, brag, brat, brave, bruise/r, brute, bub, bug, bugger, bull, bully, bum, butch 30 5.1
Ugly/Stupid
babe, bag, bat, bear, beast, bird, blab, blimp, boob, booby, boor, bore, bother, bourgeois, boy, bozo, brute, buffoon, bug, bugger, bum, bumpkin, buster, butch, butt 25 4.3
Professions
back, bail, bailiff, barber, bard, baron, bass, bawd, bishop, bobby, bone/s, boy, bull, bunny, butcher 15 2.6
Children
babe, baby, bairn, bambino, boy, brat 6 1.0
Smart/Enthusiastic
brain, buff, bug 3 .5
Other People
black, blond, body, brother, brunette 5 .9
Groups of People
ballet, band, bar, batch, bench, bevy, bloc, blood, board, body, bond, boodle, both, bracket, brigade, brood, bunch, bund 18 3.1

/d/

Dear
dad, daddy, darling, daughter, dear, dove, duck 7 2.3
Ladies/Gentlemen
dame, damsel, dandy, date, dish, diva, doll, don, dona, donna, dowager, drag, dude 13 4.2
Titles
deacon, dean, diva, don, dona, dub, duke 7 2.3
Dummies
dago, dingbat, dingdong, dodo, dolt, dope, drip, droll, drone, dud, duffer, dummy, dunce 13 4.2
Down Women
dike, dog, doxy, drab 4 1.3
Mythical
demon, devil, dragon, druid, dryad, dwarf 6 2.0
Other People
dead, dervish, dragoon, dweeb 4 1.3

/g/

Ginks
gallery, gander, gawk, geek, geezer, gink, goof, gook, goon, goose, gorilla, goy, gringo, gull 14 4.1
Mythical
gargoyle, ghost, ghoul, goblin, god, golem, gremlin, griffin 8 2.3
Greedy
gascon, glutton, golem, gourmet, goy, gringo, guard 7 2.0
Grumpy
grouch, grump 2 .6
Goer
gamin, gang, ghost, gimp, guerilla, guide 6 1.7
Gracious
gal, girl, grace, groom, guest, guru, guy 7 2.0
Direct
guard, guide, guild, gun, guru 5 1.4
Sex
gay, geisha, gogo 3 .9
Groups
gang, group, grange, guard, guild 5 1.4

/p/

General People
party, person, people 3 .6
Small
page, pansy, pariah, patsy, pauper, peasant, peewee, peon, plebe, poor, prey, punk, pupil, pygmy 14 2.9
Mythic
Pan, pixie, Puck 3 .6
Two
pal, peer 2 .4
Substitute
pawn, plant, proxy, puppet 4 .8
Cream Puff
peach, pearl, pet, pie, piece, plum, pudding, puff, pumpkin 9 1.9
Powerful
pilot, prince, pro 3 .6
Priest
padre, parson, pastor, pontiff, pope, priest, prior, pundit, purple 9 1.9
Papa
pa, padre, pap, papa, paw, pop 6 1.2
Prude
pillar, prig, prissy, prude, prune 5 1.0
Speaker
poet, prof 2 .4
Police
parent, patrol, pilot, plaintiff, platoon, police, posse 7 1.4
Mostly Weak - Derogatory
pansy, patsy, peewee, pest, pig, pink, prick, prig, prissy, prude, prune, punk 12 2.5
Pirate
pagan, pirate, pistol 3 .6
Groups of People
pack, panel, party, patrol, pedigree, people, platoon, police, posse, press 10 2.1
Other People
patron, pietà, pilgrim, pimp 4 .8

/t/

Team
team, tong, totem, tourney, town, trade, tribe, trio, troop, troupe, trust, twain, twin, two 14 3.5
Musicians
tourney, trio, troubadour, troupe 4 1.0
Tyrant
tartar, terror, tiger, titan, troll, tycoon, tyrant 7 1.7
Young/Small
tad, teen, toddle/r, toots, tot, tyke 6 1.5
Trust
team, tourney, tribe, troop, troupe 5 1.2
Two
twain, twin 2 .5
Travellers
tail, tar, tourney, tramp, tribe, troop, troupe 7 1.7
Treble
tenor 1 .2
Women
tail, tart, tomato, toots, tramp 5 1.2
Twit
tabby, toad, trash, turd, turkey, twit, twerp 7 1.7

/k/

Kin
clone, comrade, couple, cousin, crony, ken, kin, kith 8 1.4
Clique/Club - Special Knowledge
cabal, cabinet, cadre, camp, canon, cartel, cast, choir, clan, class, clergy, clique, club, colony, corps, council, court, coven, cream, crèche, crew, crust, cream, cult, cut 25 4.4
Other Groups
caravan, crowd 2 .4
King
captain, cardinal, Christ, coach, cock, cop, colonel, count, crown, king, kaiser, khan, queen 13 2.3
Commoner
cad, cadet, caddie, caitiff, calf, cattle, clerk, clod, clown, cluck, codger, cog, crone, crowd, crumb, cuckoo, cuss, kid, kwack 19 3.3
Queer
crank, creep, cretin, cripple, klutz, kook, quack, queen, queer 9 1.6
Clown
card, clown 2 .4
Killer/Crook
cannibal, crook, culprit, kamikazi 4 .7
Grouch
crab, crank 2 .4
Name-Calling
kike, kraut 2 .4
Dead
cadaver, carcass, corpse 3 .5
Other People
cook, kibitz/er 2 .4

/v/

Evil
vamp, vampire, vandal, villian, viper, vixen, vulture 7 7.5
Servants
valet, vassal, vicar, vizier 4 4.3
Void
vegetable, virgin 2 2.1
Other People
vet 1 1.1

/z/

People
tzar, zombie 2 8.7

/f/

Friend/Family
fan, father, fellow, fiancé, flame, friend 6 1.8
Groups of People
family, feather, flock, fold, folk 5 1.5
Priest
father, friar, pharisee 3 .9
Feminine
female, flirt, floozy, flower, fox, frump, fury 7 2.1
Gay/Effeminate Male
fag, faggot, fairy, flit, fop, fruit 6 1.8
Mythological
fairy, faun, fay, phantom, phoenix 5 1.5
Contemptible
fart, filth, fink, fish, flotsam, fool, freak, frog, fruit 9 2.8
Criminal
felon, fence, fraud 3 .9
Enemy
fiend, foe, fury, fuzz, phalanx 5 1.5
Old
fart, fogy, fossil 3 .9
Flirt
flirt, floozy, fuck 3 .9

/th/

People
thane, thief, thorn, throne, throng, thug 6 11.1

/s/

Soul
psyche, self, soul, spirit 4 .4
Saint
centaur, sadhu, sage, saint, samurai, Saturn, scribe, sikh, sibyl, siren, sister, sphinx, sprite, swami 14 1.6
Spirit/Spook
centaur, psyche, Satan, Saturn, satyr, sibyl, siren, specter, sphinx, spirit, spook, sprite 12 1.3
Sir
sahib, sadhu, sage, salt, satrap, senate, sentry, sergeant, sikh, sibyl, sir, sire, skipper, sovereign, stag, star, stud, sultan, surgeon, swami, swank 21 2.4
Soviet
cell, circle, citizen, senate, sect, slate, soviet, squad, squadron, staff, state, string 12 1.3
Servant
serf, sexton, slave, soldier, squaw, squire, staff, sub 8 .9
Weak
serpent, simple, sissy, spic, sucker 3 .4
Snobby
sass, snob 2 .2
Contemptible
scab, scrag, scum, skunk, slime, smut, snot 7 .8
Sneaky
snake, sneak, snoop, swine 4 .4
Slow
sloth, slouch, slug, snail 4 .4
Stiff
stiff, stooge 2 .2
Sloppy
slattern, slob, slouch, sloven, slut, sot 6 .7
Small
scamp, snip, sprig, squirrel, squirt 5 .6
Drunk
sot, souse, sponge, stiff 4 .4
Other Derogatives
serpent, spic 2 .2
Relatives
scion, sister, son, spouse, squaw, steady, sweet 7 .8
Professions
scout, sleuth, smith, spy, student, surgeon, sweep 7 .8
Other People
sport 1 .1

/sh/

Pronouns
she 1 .7
Contemptible
charlatan, schlep, schlimazel, schmuck, schnook, shark, shiksa, shit, sheep, shrimp, shrew 11 7.8
Protector
chaperon, shadow, shah, shaman, sheik, shepherd, sheriff, shogun, shrink 9 6.4
Other People
chef, sugar 2 1.4

/h/

General Person
head, herd, homo, horde, human 5 1.7
Hawk
Hades, hag, harpy, hawk, heathen, heavy, heel, hen, hex, hob, hog, honky, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, horde, hound, hulk, hunk, junta 20 6.7
Married Partner
half, heart, honey, husband 4 1.3
Unmarried Partner
harem, harlot, homo, hook/er, hussy, whore 6 2.0
Ham
ham, harlequin 2 .7
Hobo
hick, hippie, hobo 3 1.0
Holy
hadji, hermit, hero, Host 4 1.3
Hired
hack, hand, helot, hobo 4 1.3
Other People
herald, host 2 .7
Who
who, whom, whose 3 1
He/She
he, her, hers, him, his 5 1.7

/j/

Jehovah
Jehovah, Jove, Juno, Jupiter 4 3.1
Judge
judge, jury 2 1.5
Gem
gem, genie, gent, gentry, jewel, joy 6 4.6
Jerk
gentile, germ, jackal, jade, jerk, jezebel, jingo, jinni, joke 9 6.9
Outsider
gentile, Jew, gypsy 3 2.3
Guy
gigolo, jack, jock, jockey 4 3.1
Giant
giant, Jehovah, Jove, Juno, Jupiter 5 3.8

/ch/

Chief
chair, champ, champion, cheese, chief 5 5.1
Group
chamber, church 2 2.0
Chap
chap, chick, chum 3 3.0
Child
charge, cherub, child 3 3.0
Chump
chattel, chicken, chump, churl 4 4.0

/m/

 

Mother
ma, mama, matron, miss, mom, mother, mum, mummy 8 2.0
Madam
madam, mademoiselle, madonna, magdalen, maid, maiden, model 7 1.7
Man
macho, male, man, master, mensch, mister 6 1.5
Mate
match, mate, model, moll 4 1.0
Mix
mestizo, mongrel, mulatto 3 .7
Maestro
maestro, maharajah, mahatma, major, marquis, master, matador, minion, mister 9 2.2
God
Mars, Master, Mercury, mind, Minerva, Muse 6 1.5
Maverick
martyr, marvel, maverick, mensch, mule 5 1.2
Marshal
marshal, martinet 2 .5
Miser
miser, monger 2 .5
Merchant
merchant, monger 2 .5
Small
manikin, midge, midget, minor, moppet, mouse 6 1.5
Mute
manikin, mime, monk, mummy, mute 5 1.2
Abnormal
monster, moron 2 .5
Menace
mafia, medusa, menace, minx, monster 5 1.2
Mob
machine, mafia, mass, mob 4 1.0
Member
member, ménage, minion 3 .7
Me
me, mine, my 3 .7
Other People
mason, minstrel, monkey 3 .7

/n/

Small
gnome, naiad, nymph 3 2.1
Insignificant
knave, nigger, ninny, nitwit, nothing, nut 6 4.1
Near
nanny, neighbor, nephew, niece, nurse 5 3.4
Black
Negro, nigger 2 1.4
Noble
knight, name, Neptune, noble, nymph 5 3.4
Renounce
nomad, nun 2 1.4

/l/

Lord/Lady
lad, lady, lama, lamb, lass, lead, legend, liege, light, lion, lord 11 4.2
Lay
lackey, lay 2 .8
Clumsy
leper, lubber, lummox 3 1.2
Lout
lecher, leech, louse, lout, lummox 5 1.9
Other People
league, leprechaun, love 3 1.2

/r/

Rabble
rabble, rake, rascal, rat, red, ring, riot, rip, roach, rogue, rot, roué, rout, rowdy, rubble, wretch 16 7.0
Royalty
rabbi, raja, rich, ring 4 1.7
Other People
race, robot, wraith, wright 4 1.7

/w/

 

One
one, we, weal 3 1.4
Abandoned
waif, ward, widow 3 1.4
Child
waif, ward, whelp 3 1.4
Weasel
wanton, wasp, weasel, weed, wench, witch, wolf, worm 8 3.6
Woman
wanton, wench, widow, wife, witch, woman 6 2.7
Warden
warden, watch, wheel, whiz, wiz, wizard, wonder, worship 8 3.6
Other People
white, wing 2 .9

/y/

Spiritual
Yahweh, yogi 2 2.9
Naive
eunuch, yahoo, yellow, yokel, youth, young 6 8.8
Pronoun
you, your, yours 3 4.4
Other People
yid 1 1.5


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