crammer

noun

"crammer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“crammer” 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) - One who crams or stuffs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-crammer · crammer · English

crammer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for crammer
PropertyValue
Headwordcrammer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “crammer” in English

crammerfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

crammer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for crammer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cram + -er. The correct English form is crammer, spelled C-R-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who crams or stuffs.
  2. 2
    A book used for accelerated study in preparation for an examination.
  3. 3
    A student who studies hard for an examination.
  4. 4
    A teacher who aids such a student.
  5. 5
    A school whose speciality is helping students to pass certain examinations.
  6. 6
    A liar.
  7. 7
    A lie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The pigeon crammers of Paris took mouthfuls of grain and water and spat it into the mouth of a pigeon.
  2. Look here; do you mean to call me a crammer?

Etymology

From cram + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "crammer"?
"crammer" is spelled C-R-A-M-M-E-R.
What does "crammer" mean?
As a noun, "crammer" means: One who crams or stuffs.
What is the origin of the word "crammer"?
From cram + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list