emptor
"emptor" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“emptor” is uncommon English (frequency #84,211 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,211
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Buyer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-emptor · emptor · English
emptor · rank #84,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,211
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Emme
Nearest frequency peer: Emme (-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 “emptor”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- elastomeric
elastomeric
15,797 corpus weight
- Eloi
Eloi
15,793 corpus weight
- Emme
Emme
15,791 corpus weight
- emptor
emptor
15,790 corpus weight
- Erlanger
Erlanger
15,784 corpus weight
- erythrocyte
erythrocyte
15,783 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “emptor” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emptor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “emptor” in English
Rare enough to double-check
emptor is uncommon English at frequency #84,211 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Buyer.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for emptor, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ēmptor. The correct English form is emptor, spelled E-M-P-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Buyer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how emptor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“The point at issue seems to be now a mere difference of opinion as to the definition of the word ‘payment’ between the vendor and emptor.[…]”
Nolte […] is of the following opinion: As a rule, the emptor cannot waive his claim for delivery of documents and demand delivery of the discharged goods […]
Etymology
From Latin ēmptor.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).