ager
/ˈeɪ.dʒə/
"ager" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ager” is uncommon English (frequency #60,607 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,607
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who or that which ages something.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ager · ager · English
ager · rank #60,607 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,607
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Afton
Nearest frequency peer: Afton (-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 “ager”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- absolut
absolut
39,400 corpus weight
- adjoins
adjoins
39,399 corpus weight
- Aeschylus
Aeschylus
39,398 corpus weight
- Afton
Afton
39,395 corpus weight
- ager
ager
39,394 corpus weight
- AGP
AGP
39,392 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ager” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ager |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪ.dʒə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #60,607 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ager” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ager is uncommon English at frequency #60,607 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈeɪ.dʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ager in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From age + -er. The correct English form is ager, spelled A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who or that which ages something.
- 2One who is aging; an elderly person.
- 3One who belongs to a particular age or era.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When the aging person depends on another, the control of the aged one's life space is placed in the hands of another person who may or may not contribute action energy that is appropriate or acceptable from the standpoint of the ager.
Inappropriate behavior then erupts from the agers involved, disturbing everyone around, including the agers themselves, who often do not understand what is happening and struggle excessively to maintain rigid control of old perceptions and self images.
Etymology
From age + -er.
Synonyms
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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