ambler
/ˈæm.blɚ/
"ambler" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ambler” is uncommon English (frequency #61,952 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,952
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ambler · ambler · English
ambler · rank #61,952 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,952
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH amla
Nearest frequency peer: amla (+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 “ambler”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- agonising
agonising
38,054 corpus weight
- alacrity
alacrity
38,051 corpus weight
- ambler
ambler
38,049 corpus weight
- amla
amla
38,048 corpus weight
- Anderton
Anderton
38,046 corpus weight
- andor
andor
38,045 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “ambler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ambler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæm.blɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,952 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ambler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ambler is uncommon English at frequency #61,952 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈæm.blɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for ambler in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble + -er. The correct English form is ambler, spelled A-M-B-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A slow-moving, comfortable horse or mule.
- 2Someone who walks at a leisurely pace; one who ambles.
Etymology
From Middle English amblere; equivalent to amble + -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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