eggbeater

noun

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

The verdict

“eggbeater” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eggbeater · eggbeater · English

eggbeater · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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 eggbeater
PropertyValue
Headwordeggbeater
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eggbeater” in English

eggbeaterfalls 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

eggbeater is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for eggbeater, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From egg + beater. The correct English form is eggbeater, spelled E-G-G-B-E-A-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
  2. 2
    A (wire) whisk.
  3. 3
    A swimming stroke involving alternating kicks.
  4. 4
    A helicopter.
  5. 5
    An outboard motor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. With a wire eggbeater, lower the oysters into this three or four at a time.
  2. Bleeding.—Bleeding for therapuetic sera are made with trocar and rubber tube into 2-liter Erlenmeyer flasks having a large flat wire eggbeater to support the clot. After the flask is about half-full, it is tilted on the side where the wire is inserted.

Etymology

From egg + beater.

Synonyms

rotary beater

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eggbeater"?
"eggbeater" is spelled E-G-G-B-E-A-T-E-R.
What does "eggbeater" mean?
As a noun, "eggbeater" means: A kitchen utensil that uses rotating blades to beat eggs.
What is the origin of the word "eggbeater"?
From egg + beater. 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