caulker

noun

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"caulker" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“caulker” is uncommon English (frequency #93,526 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,526
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caulker · caulker · English

caulker · rank #93,526 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,526
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cattell

Nearest frequency peer: cattell (-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 “caulker”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for caulker
PropertyValue
Headwordcaulker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,526
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “caulker” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).caulkerfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “cattell” (#93,525), “castanets” (#93,523), “cassowary” (#93,522). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “caulker” is #93,526. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caulker is uncommon English at frequency #93,526 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for caulker, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From caulk + -er. The correct English form is caulker, spelled C-A-U-L-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
  2. 2
    A tool used for caulking ships; a caulking iron.
  3. 3
    An alcoholic drink; a dram.
  4. 4
    Archaic form of corker (“something large or remarkable, a whopper”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caulker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He was one of the best caulkers around.
  2. “Will you taste, messmate?” he asked; and when I had refused: “Well, I’ll take a dram myself, Jim,” said he. “I need a caulker, for there’s trouble on hand. And talking o’ trouble, why did that doctor give me the chart, Jim?”

Etymology

From caulk + -er.

This word in other languages

calafate(Español)calfat(Français)Kalfaterer(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 "caulker"?
"caulker" is spelled C-A-U-L-K-E-R.
What does "caulker" mean?
As a noun, "caulker" means: A person who caulks various structures (as ships) and certain types of piping.
What is the origin of the word "caulker"?
From caulk + -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 "caulker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cattell#93,525cerrado#93,531Channon#93,535cichlid#93,548

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list