conspirator

/kənˈspɪɹətə/

//kənˈspɪɹətə// noun

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"conspirator" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“conspirator” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,395
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-conspirator · conspirator · English

conspirator · rank #37,395 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,395
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Confucian

Nearest frequency peer: Confucian (-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 “conspirator”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “conspirator” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for conspirator
PropertyValue
Headwordconspirator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈspɪɹətə/
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,395
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “conspirator”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).conspiratorlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Confucian” (#37,394), “conveyance” (#37,396), “Condon” (#37,393). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “conspirator” is #37,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around conspirator (IPA /kənˈspɪɹətə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,395 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for conspirator, with forms such as "cconspirator", "cnospirator", and "connspirator". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman conspiratour. The correct English form is conspirator, spelled C-O-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The conspirators were rounded up by the police and arrested.
  2. All the Jacobite gentry of that part of the country were collected together; though, it must be confessed, their appearance and their usual after-dinner conversation were rather at variance. Now they looked calm and comfortable, with as little the appearance of conspirators as possible; then they were (by their own account) the most oppressed of individua…

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman conspiratour.

This word in other languages

conspirador(Español)conspirateur(Français)Verschwörer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cconspirator
  • cnospirator
  • connspirator
  • conpsirator
  • consiprator
  • conspiartor
  • conspiraotr
  • conspiratorr
  • conspiratro
  • conspirattor
  • conspirrator
  • conspirtaor
  • consppirator
  • conspriator
  • consspirator
  • cosnpirator
  • ocnspirator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of conspirator - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cconspirator1cnospirator2connspirator1conpsirator2consiprator2conspiartor2conspiraotr2conspiratorr1
Edit distance from "conspirator"

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 "conspirator"?
"conspirator" is spelled C-O-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈspɪɹətə/.
What does "conspirator" mean?
As a noun, "conspirator" means: One of a group that acts in harmony to do something unlawful and unethical; a person who is part of a conspiracy.
What are common misspellings of "conspirator"?
Common misspellings include "cconspirator", "cnospirator", "connspirator", "conpsirator", "consiprator". The correct spelling is "conspirator".
How do you pronounce "conspirator"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "conspirator" is /kənˈspɪɹətə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "conspirator"?
From Anglo-Norman conspiratour. 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 "conspirator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list