counterfeiter
/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌfɪtə(ɹ)/
"counterfeiter" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“counterfeiter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who counterfeits.
Corpus desk
Index EN-counterfeiter · counterfeiter · English
counterfeiter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | counterfeiter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌfɪtə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “counterfeiter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
counterfeiter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌfɪtə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who counterfeits.".
No misspelling variants are generated for counterfeiter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From counterfeit + -er. The correct English form is counterfeiter, spelled C-O-U-N-T-E-R-F-E-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who counterfeits.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how counterfeiter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sensations abound in this exciting melodramatic production dealing with the life of a French adventureress, madly in love with a counterfeiter, whom she betrays when she learns he has secretly wedded a famous female detective, only to aid him to escape when the officers are about to arrest him.
Early offerings--many of them packaged in sultry covers featuring buxom women in silk pajamas--were huge sellers. But when copycats and counterfeiters drove down margins, Chan switched to real estate, snapping up 200 acres of land in the city of Guigang and erecting dozens of office towers and residential developments. Among his most ambitious recent proj…
Etymology
From counterfeit + -er.
This word in other languages
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.