adjudicator

/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/

//əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə// noun

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"adjudicator" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adjudicator” is uncommon English (frequency #55,218 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,218
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - One who adjudicates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adjudicator · adjudicator · English

adjudicator · rank #55,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,218
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH afire

Nearest frequency peer: afire (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “adjudicator”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “adjudicator” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026
Key facts for adjudicator
PropertyValue
Headwordadjudicator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/
Letters11
Frequency rank#55,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adjudicator” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). adjudicator lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adjudicator is uncommon English at frequency #55,218 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who adjudicates.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for adjudicator in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adjudicate + -or. The correct English form is adjudicator, spelled A-D-J-U-D-I-C-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who adjudicates.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Rimmer ducked his body low into his chair, so just his head remained above the table top, and peered past the backs of the examinees in front of him, waiting for the adjudicator to make his move.
  2. The State Department has hired hundreds of new passport adjudicators, put employees to work around the clock and opened a new processing facility in Arkansas but has still been unable to meet the demand [for the issuance of new passports].

Etymology

From adjudicate + -or.

This word in other languages

juez(Español)juge(Français)Schiedsrichter(Deutsch)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adjudicator"?
"adjudicator" is spelled A-D-J-U-D-I-C-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/.
What does "adjudicator" mean?
As a noun, "adjudicator" means: One who adjudicates.
How do you pronounce "adjudicator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adjudicator" is /əˈd͡ʒuː.dɪ.keɪ.tə/. 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 "adjudicator"?
From adjudicate + -or. 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 "adjudicator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list