egger

/ˈɛɡə/

//ˈɛɡə// noun

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"egger" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“egger” is uncommon English (frequency #90,400 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,400
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who gathers eggs.

Corpus desk

Index EN-egger · egger · English

egger · rank #90,400 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,400
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eelam

Nearest frequency peer: Eelam (-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 “egger”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for egger
PropertyValue
Headwordegger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɛɡə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,400
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “egger” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).eggerfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Eelam” (#90,399), “electroconvulsive” (#90,402), “Eartha” (#90,395). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “egger” is #90,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

egger is uncommon English at frequency #90,400 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛɡə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who gathers eggs.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for egger, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 egg + -er. The correct English form is egger, spelled E-G-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who gathers eggs.

Etymology

From egg + -er.

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 "egger"?
"egger" is spelled E-G-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɛɡə/.
What does "egger" mean?
As a noun, "egger" means: One who gathers eggs.
How do you pronounce "egger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "egger" is /ˈɛɡə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "egger"?
From egg + -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 "egger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Eelam#90,399Dudek#90,389Derna#90,356Fiume#90,448

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list