cartographer

noun

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"cartographer" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cartographer” is uncommon English (frequency #61,347 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,347
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who makes maps or charts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cartographer · cartographer · English

cartographer · rank #61,347 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,347
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Caryl

Nearest frequency peer: Caryl (+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 “cartographer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cartographer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cartographer
PropertyValue
Headwordcartographer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cartographer” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cartographerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Caryl” (#61,348), “capuchin” (#61,345), “Candi” (#61,344). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cartographer” is #61,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cartographer is uncommon English at frequency #61,347 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who makes maps or charts.".

No misspelling variants are generated for cartographer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cartography + -er. The correct English form is cartographer, spelled C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who makes maps or charts.

Etymology

From cartography + -er.

Synonyms

cartographistmapmaker

This word in other languages

cartógrafo(Español)cartographe(Français)Kartograph(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cartographer"?
"cartographer" is spelled C-A-R-T-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R.
What does "cartographer" mean?
As a noun, "cartographer" means: One who makes maps or charts.
What is the origin of the word "cartographer"?
From cartography + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cartographer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

birdwatching#61,316disorganised#61,420underpowered#61,191unacceptably#61,186

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list