altimeter
/ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/
"altimeter" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“altimeter” is uncommon English (frequency #53,997 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,997
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An apparatus for measuring altitude.
Corpus desk
Index EN-altimeter · altimeter · English
altimeter · rank #53,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,997
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH alphabetic
Nearest frequency peer: alphabetic (-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 “altimeter”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Aishwarya
Aishwarya
46,008 corpus weight
- aks
aks
46,007 corpus weight
- alphabetic
alphabetic
46,005 corpus weight
- altimeter
altimeter
46,004 corpus weight
- alumnae
alumnae
46,003 corpus weight
- Ameer
Ameer
46,001 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “altimeter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | altimeter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #53,997 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “altimeter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
altimeter is uncommon English at frequency #53,997 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ælˈtɪm.ɪ.tɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An apparatus for measuring altitude.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for altimeter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter. The correct English form is altimeter, spelled A-L-T-I-M-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An apparatus for measuring altitude.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how altimeter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For that reason, if you do any mountain climbing, allow a generous margin of error of extra altitude—not only for possible altimeter error, but also for downdrafts that are particularly prevalent if high winds are encountered.
Etymology
Coined based on Latin altus (“high”) + -meter.
This word in other languages
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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