battler
/ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/
"battler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“battler” is an uncommon English word, ranked #70,485 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,485
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | battler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,485 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “battler” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for battler is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,485 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for battler, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English batailloure, from Old French batailleor; equivalent to battle + -er. The correct English form is battler, spelled B-A-T-T-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
- 2An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
- 3One who works hard in the face of adversity.
Etymology
From Middle English batailloure, from Old French batailleor; equivalent to battle + -er.
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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-T-T-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbæt.lə(ɹ)/ (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.