digester
"digester" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“digester” is uncommon English (frequency #90,363 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,363
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, digests.
Corpus desk
Index EN-digester · digester · English
digester · rank #90,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,363
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dickies
Nearest frequency peer: dickies (-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 “digester”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Derna
Derna
9,645 corpus weight
- descript
descript
9,643 corpus weight
- desiccant
desiccant
9,642 corpus weight
- dickies
dickies
9,639 corpus weight
- digester
digester
9,638 corpus weight
- Dinsdale
Dinsdale
9,635 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “digester” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | digester |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #90,363 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “digester” in English
Rare enough to double-check
digester is uncommon English at frequency #90,363 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for digester, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From digest + -er. The correct English form is digester, spelled D-I-G-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, digests.
- 2A vessel for converting materials, especially plant and animal matter, into materials more suitable for subsequent use or further processing, using solvents, especially water; relatively low heat; enyzymes; bacteria, etc..
- 3A biodigester.
- 4A medicine or food that aids digestion, or strengthens digestive power.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how digester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rue is [...] a great Digeſter and Reſtorer of Appetite; [...]
Etymology
From digest + -er.
Synonyms
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).