eavesdropper
/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/
"eavesdropper" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eavesdropper” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who eavesdrops.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eavesdropper · eavesdropper · English
eavesdropper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eavesdropper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eavesdropper” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eavesdropper is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for eavesdropper in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”). The correct English form is eavesdropper, spelled E-A-V-E-S-D-R-O-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who eavesdrops.
- 2A surveillance aircraft.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how eavesdropper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…] the Japanese Ministry of Defence rang the bell and informed the world's press about the Tokyo Express — the ironic Japanese nickname for the constant flow of Soviet flying eavesdroppers in Japanese airspace.
Etymology
From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).
This word in other languages
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.