cummer
/ˈkʌmə(ɹ)/
"cummer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cummer” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cummer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌmə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cummer” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cummer is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkʌmə(ɹ)/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for cummer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English commare, from Old French commere (modern French commère), from Late Latin commāter. The correct English form is cummer, spelled C-U-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1The relationship of a godmother to the other godparents (godsibs or gossips), and the legal parents, of a child.
- 2A female companion or intimate (of another woman).
- 3Lass, the feminine equivalent of fellow.
Etymology
From Middle English commare, from Old French commere (modern French commère), from Late Latin commāter.
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.
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Using “cummer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-U-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkʌmə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.