cooker

/ˈkʊkɚ/

//ˈkʊkɚ// noun

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"cooker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cooker” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,522
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cookstove.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cooker · cooker · English

cooker · rank #18,522 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,522
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cognition

Nearest frequency peer: cognition (-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 “cooker”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “cooker” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cooker vs cover
67% similar
cooker vs cooks
67% similar
cooker vs Croke
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cooker
PropertyValue
Headwordcooker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkʊkɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,522
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cooker”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).cookerlands 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 “cognition” (#18,521), “Cornish” (#18,523), “coupe” (#18,524). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cooker” is #18,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around cooker (IPA /ˈkʊkɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,522 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cooker, with forms such as "ccooker", "cokoer", and "cooekr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "cover", "cooks", "Croke", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cook + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (apple; one who is cooked). The correct English form is cooker, spelled C-O-O-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cookstove.
  2. 2
    An appliance or utensil for cooking food.
  3. 3
    One who cooks.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of cooking apple.
  5. 5
    A person who makes or uses illicit drugs, especially methamphetamine or cannabis.
  6. 6
    The container in which recreational drugs are prepared.
  7. 7
    A person who is cooked in the head; a crazy person.
  8. 8
    A conspiracy theorist, especially one who is involved in politics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] I am a true † cooker of men, that is to ſay, I not only dreſs and prepare ſuch vile eatables as theſe, but that green creature, called man, I kill, and cut in pieces, aye, and devour him too, heart and all.
  2. And, if we may believe the tale, / Her canny hand will ſcarcely fail, / Whate’er ſhe tries, to help or heal, / She’ll ſeldom blunder; / If ſhe be cooker of the kail, / She’ll gar us wonder.

Etymology

From cook + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (apple; one who is cooked).

This word in other languages

cocina(Español)Herd(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccooker
  • cokoer
  • cooekr
  • cookerr
  • cookker
  • cookre
  • ocoker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cooker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ccooker1cokoer2cooekr2cookerr1cookker1cookre2ocoker2
Edit distance from "cooker"

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 "cooker"?
"cooker" is spelled C-O-O-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkʊkɚ/.
What does "cooker" mean?
As a noun, "cooker" means: A cookstove.
What words are commonly confused with "cooker"?
"cooker" is commonly confused with "cover", "cooks", "Croke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cooker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cooker" is /ˈkʊkɚ/. 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 "cooker"?
From cook + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (patient suffix) (apple; one who is cooked). 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 "cooker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Davey7 variantsboxed7 variantsebony7 variantsEileen7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list