aimer
/ˈeɪmə/
"aimer" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aimer” is uncommon English (frequency #88,036 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,036
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.
Corpus desk
Index EN-aimer · aimer · English
aimer · rank #88,036 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,036
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ahearn
Nearest frequency peer: Ahearn (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “aimer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- agarose
agarose
11,970 corpus weight
- aguayo
aguayo
11,968 corpus weight
- Ahearn
Ahearn
11,967 corpus weight
- aimer
aimer
11,965 corpus weight
- Akkad
Akkad
11,963 corpus weight
- Albertville
Albertville
11,961 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “aimer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aimer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈeɪmə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “aimer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
aimer is uncommon English at frequency #88,036 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈeɪmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for aimer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From aim + -er. The correct English form is aimer, spelled A-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who aims; one who is responsible for aiming.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how aimer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After joining the RAF, he trained as a bomb aimer in Oxfords, Ansons and Wellingtons before joining a squadron of Lancasters.
Etymology
From aim + -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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).