courser
/ˈkɜːsə/
"courser" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“courser” is uncommon English (frequency #94,717 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,717
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A dog used for coursing.
Corpus desk
Index EN-courser · courser · English
courser · rank #94,717 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,717
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH Cowichan
Nearest frequency peer: Cowichan (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “courser”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Corydon
Corydon
5,287 corpus weight
- cosign
cosign
5,286 corpus weight
- courser
courser
5,284 corpus weight
- Cowichan
Cowichan
5,283 corpus weight
- Crapo
Crapo
5,281 corpus weight
- crewneck
crewneck
5,279 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “courser” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | courser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɜːsə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #94,717 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “courser” in English
Rare enough to double-check
courser is uncommon English at frequency #94,717 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɜːsə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
courser has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar. The correct English form is courser, spelled C-O-U-R-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1A dog used for coursing.
- 2A hunter who practises coursing.
- 3A swift horse; a racehorse or a charger.
- 4Any of several species of terrestrial bird in the genera Cursorius and Rhinoptilus.
- 5A stone used in building a course.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how courser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sir Launfal is instantly set at liberty, and vaulting on the courser his mistress had bestowed on him, and which was held at hand by his squire, he follows her out of the town.
Etymology
From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar.
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); 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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