distiller

noun

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"distiller" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“distiller” is uncommon English (frequency #54,742 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,742
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.

Corpus desk

Index EN-distiller · distiller · English

distiller · rank #54,742 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,742
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH distill

Nearest frequency peer: distill (-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 “distiller”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “distiller” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for distiller
PropertyValue
Headworddistiller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#54,742
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “distiller” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).distillerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “distill” (#54,741), “djinn” (#54,743), “disreputable” (#54,740). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “distiller” is #54,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

distiller is uncommon English at frequency #54,742 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for distiller in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From distill + -er. The correct English form is distiller, spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.
  2. 2
    A device or apparatus that distills, a condenser; a still.
  3. 3
    A company whose business is distilling, especially one that manufactures alcoholic spirits or liquor.

Etymology

From distill + -er.

This word in other languages

destilador(Español)alambic(Français)Brenner(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distiller"?
"distiller" is spelled D-I-S-T-I-L-L-E-R.
What does "distiller" mean?
As a noun, "distiller" means: A person who distills, especially alcoholic spirits or hard liquor by a process of distillation; a person who owns, works in or operates a distillery.
What is the origin of the word "distiller"?
From distill + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "distiller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Culpepper#54,721courtside#54,713conscript#54,704formalize#54,783

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list