alastor
"alastor" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alastor” is uncommon English (frequency #87,010 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,010
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An avenging spirit or deity, variously associated with the Erinyes, Nemesis, and more.
Corpus desk
Index EN-alastor · alastor · English
alastor · rank #87,010 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,010
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Ajo
Nearest frequency peer: Ajo (-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 “alastor”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Aeron
Aeron
12,998 corpus weight
- ageist
ageist
12,996 corpus weight
- Ajo
Ajo
12,992 corpus weight
- alastor
alastor
12,991 corpus weight
- Aln
Aln
12,990 corpus weight
- aminotransf…
aminotransferase
12,987 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “alastor” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alastor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #87,010 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “alastor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
alastor is uncommon English at frequency #87,010 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
alastor has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ (alástōr). The correct English form is alastor, spelled A-L-A-S-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1An avenging spirit or deity, variously associated with the Erinyes, Nemesis, and more.
- 2In more recent ages, a term of rebuke for a pestilent rascal.
- 3A genus of hunting wasp
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how alastor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dog, leave thy snarling, or I'll cut thy tongue out ! Thou unlick'd bear, dar'st thou yet stand my fury, My generous rage? yet? By the sulphureous damps That feed the hungry and incessant darkness, Which curls around the grim Alastor's back, Mutter again, and with one powerful word, I'll call an host up from the Stygian lakes, Shall waft thee to the Acher…
1852 James Orton: "Excelsior" or "The Realms of Poesie by Alastor". Private publication printed by William Pickering, London James Orton's choice of "Alastor" seems to have been an ironic pen name, suggesting a presumptuous voice.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ (alástōr).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).