antiquary
/ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/
"antiquary" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“antiquary” is an uncommon English word, ranked #62,676 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #62,676
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antiquary |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “antiquary” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for antiquary is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/. Corpus data places it at rank #62,676 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for antiquary, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary. The correct English form is antiquary, spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A person who is knowledgeable of, or who collects antiques (especially one holding an official position); an antiquarian.
- 2An aficionado or student of antiquities, ancient artifacts, historic sites, ancient writings, or relics of the past.
Etymology
From Latin antīquārius (“pertaining to antiquity, one fond of or employed in antiquities”), from antīquus (“ancient”) + -ārius; equivalent to antique + -ary.
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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Using “antiquary”
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- The one correct English spelling is A-N-T-I-Q-U-A-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈæntɪkw(ə)ɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.