caseworker
"caseworker" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caseworker” is uncommon English (frequency #60,698 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,698
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a social worker
Corpus desk
Index EN-caseworker · caseworker · English
caseworker · rank #60,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,698
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Carlow
Nearest frequency peer: Carlow (-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 “caseworker”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Carlow
Carlow
39,304 corpus weight
- caseworker
caseworker
39,303 corpus weight
- Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
39,302 corpus weight
- castell
castell
39,301 corpus weight
- cationic
cationic
39,300 corpus weight
- cavitation
cavitation
39,299 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “caseworker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caseworker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #60,698 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “caseworker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
caseworker is uncommon English at frequency #60,698 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a social worker".
caseworker has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From case + worker. The correct English form is caseworker, spelled C-A-S-E-W-O-R-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1a social worker
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how caseworker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To help a family change the behavior or conditions that are causing the risk of maltreatment, the CPS caseworker must develop a positive relationship with the family.
Etymology
From case + worker.
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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