cozener
/ˈkʌzənə/
"cozener" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cozener” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An imposter, a swindler.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cozener · cozener · English
cozener · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | cozener |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌzənə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cozener” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cozener is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkʌzənə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An imposter, a swindler.".
Zero misspellings are on record for cozener in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cozen (“cheat, defraud”) + -er. The correct English form is cozener, spelled C-O-Z-E-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1An imposter, a swindler.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cozener appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The usurer hangs the cozener.
Yet the difference between players and cozeners was not always secure.
Etymology
From cozen (“cheat, defraud”) + -er.
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.