complainer
/kəmˈpleɪnɚ/
"complainer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“complainer” is uncommon English (frequency #73,973 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,973
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | complainer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəmˈpleɪnɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #73,973 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “complainer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
complainer is uncommon English at frequency #73,973 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kəmˈpleɪnɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for complainer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From complain + -er. The correct English form is complainer, spelled C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
- 2A complainant (an alleged victim in a criminal trial).
Etymology
From complain + -er.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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 “complainer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-P-L-A-I-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.