composer
/kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/
"composer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“composer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,913. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,913
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who composes; an author.
Corpus desk
Index EN-composer · composer · English
composer · rank #8,913 · 12 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,913
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH compilation
Nearest frequency peer: compilation (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “composer”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- climbed
climbed
91,091 corpus weight
- comp
comp
91,090 corpus weight
- compilation
compilation
91,089 corpus weight
- composer
composer
91,088 corpus weight
- comprises
comprises
91,087 corpus weight
- constitute
constitute
91,086 corpus weight
What this shows “composer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | composer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “composer”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around composer (IPA /kəmˈpoʊzəɹ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,913 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for composer, with forms such as "ccomposer", "cmoposer", and "commposer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "compost", "computer", "composure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From compose + -er. The correct English form is composer, spelled C-O-M-P-O-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who composes; an author.
- 2One who composes; an author.
- 3One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how composer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The exertion necessary to soothe and subdue Lucy's passionate sorrow was the best composer to Francesca's own agitation.
Where, mighty Anna, will thy Glories end. Thou Great Composer of distracted states.
Etymology
From compose + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccomposer
- cmoposer
- commposer
- comopser
- compoesr
- composerr
- composre
- composser
- compposer
- compsoer
- copmoser
- ocmposer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of composer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "composer", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).