adjuster

noun

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"adjuster" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adjuster” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,511
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adjuster · adjuster · English

adjuster · rank #42,511 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,511
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adenosine

Nearest frequency peer: adenosine (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “adjuster”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “adjuster” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adjuster vs adjusts
75% similar
adjuster vs adjust
75% similar
adjuster vs adjusted
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adjuster
PropertyValue
Headwordadjuster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,511
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adjuster”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).adjusterlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “adenosine” (#42,509), “accesses” (#42,508), “aftertaste” (#42,514). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adjuster” is #42,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around adjuster, anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,511 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for adjuster, with forms such as "addjuster", "adjjuster", and "adjsuter". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "adjusts", "adjust", "adjusted", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From adjust + -er. The correct English form is adjuster, spelled A-D-J-U-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim.
  2. 2
    A component used to adjust something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. a bar adjuster in kiteboarding

Etymology

From adjust + -er.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addjuster
  • adjjuster
  • adjsuter
  • adjusetr
  • adjusster
  • adjusterr
  • adjustre
  • adjustter
  • adjutser
  • adujster
  • ajduster
  • dajuster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adjuster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addjuster1adjjuster1adjsuter2adjusetr2adjusster1adjusterr1adjustre2adjustter1
Edit distance from "adjuster"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adjuster"?
"adjuster" is spelled A-D-J-U-S-T-E-R.
What does "adjuster" mean?
As a noun, "adjuster" means: One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim.
What words are commonly confused with "adjuster"?
"adjuster" is commonly confused with "adjusts", "adjust", "adjusted". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "adjuster"?
From adjust + -er. 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 "adjuster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

accesses#42,508ambiance#42,519webcomic#42,486Waukesha#42,485

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

adenosine12 variantsalleviated12 variantsautomaton12 variantsbathrobe12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list