emptier

noun

"emptier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emptier” is uncommon English (frequency #77,640 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,640
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who, or device which empties.

Key facts for emptier
PropertyValue
Headwordemptier
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “emptier” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emptier is uncommon English at frequency #77,640 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who, or device which empties.".

Zero misspellings are on record for emptier in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From empty (verb) + -er. The correct English form is emptier, spelled E-M-P-T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who, or device which empties.

Etymology

From empty (verb) + -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 "emptier"?
"emptier" is spelled E-M-P-T-I-E-R.
What does "emptier" mean?
As a noun, "emptier" means: A person who, or device which empties.
What is the origin of the word "emptier"?
From empty (verb) + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “emptier”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-M-P-T-I-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list