cottager
/ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/
"cottager" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cottager” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cottager · cottager · English
cottager · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cottager |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cottager” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cottager is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɒtɪd͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cottager in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cottage (“small hut”) + -er (demonym suffix); compare cotter. The correct English form is cottager, spelled C-O-T-T-A-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who has the tenure of a cottage, usually also the occupant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cottager appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The silver hair and benevolent countenance of the aged cottager, won my reverence; while the gentle manners of the girl enticed my love.
A cottager, I mark’d a throne Of half the world as all my own, And murmur’d at such lowly lot!
Etymology
From cottage (“small hut”) + -er (demonym suffix); compare cotter.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.