achiever
/əˈt͡ʃiːvɚ/
"achiever" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“achiever” is uncommon English (frequency #52,756 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,756
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who achieves something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-achiever · achiever · English
achiever · rank #52,756 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,756
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH accrual
Nearest frequency peer: accrual (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “achiever”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- accede
accede
47,247 corpus weight
- accrual
accrual
47,246 corpus weight
- achiever
achiever
47,245 corpus weight
- actuary
actuary
47,244 corpus weight
- adagio
adagio
47,243 corpus weight
- aircrew
aircrew
47,241 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “achiever” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | achiever |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈt͡ʃiːvɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #52,756 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “achiever” in English
Rare enough to double-check
achiever is uncommon English at frequency #52,756 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈt͡ʃiːvɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for achiever in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From achieve + -er. The correct English form is achiever, spelled A-C-H-I-E-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who achieves something.
- 2One who tends to succeed; a winner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how achiever appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
River hadn't laid eyes on Hobden before, but this had to be him: average height, thinning brownish hair, look of terror as he turned to face this new intrusion even while crushed in an arm-lock by the previous invader, the achiever—except this wasn't an achiever: he was blackclad, wore a balaclava, had a utility belt round his waist, but the ensemble lack…
Studies of student behavior and attitudes show that a majority of students violate standards of academic integrity to some degree, and that high achievers are just as likely to do it as others.
Etymology
From achieve + -er.
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.
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