erector
"erector" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“erector” is uncommon English (frequency #75,850 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,850
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who, or a device which erects.
Corpus desk
Index EN-erector · erector · English
erector · rank #75,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,850
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH epitope
Nearest frequency peer: epitope (-2 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 “erector”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- enshrine
enshrine
24,157 corpus weight
- epigraph
epigraph
24,154 corpus weight
- epitope
epitope
24,153 corpus weight
- erector
erector
24,151 corpus weight
- essentialism
essentialism
24,149 corpus weight
- euphemistic…
euphemistically
24,146 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “erector” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erector |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #75,850 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “erector” in English
Rare enough to double-check
erector is uncommon English at frequency #75,850 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for erector, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ērigō (“I raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or. The correct English form is erector, spelled E-R-E-C-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1A person who, or a device which erects.
- 2Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
- 3An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
- 4A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how erector appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At this stage of the construction process the only people on the site would normally be groundworkers and the steel erectors, followed by the roof cladders.
Etymology
From Latin ērigō (“I raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).