evaluator

noun

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

The verdict

“evaluator” is uncommon English (frequency #53,528 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,528
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-evaluator · evaluator · English

evaluator · rank #53,528 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,528
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH estuarine

Nearest frequency peer: estuarine (-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 “evaluator”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for evaluator
PropertyValue
Headwordevaluator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,528
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “evaluator” 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).evaluatorfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “estuarine” (#53,526), “expeditiously” (#53,530), “esper” (#53,524). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “evaluator” is #53,528. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

evaluator is uncommon English at frequency #53,528 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates.".

Zero misspellings are on record for evaluator in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From evaluate + -or. The correct English form is evaluator, spelled E-V-A-L-U-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They were asked to program an expression evaluator that could determine the value of a numeric expression.

Etymology

From evaluate + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "evaluator"?
"evaluator" is spelled E-V-A-L-U-A-T-O-R.
What does "evaluator" mean?
As a noun, "evaluator" means: Agent noun of evaluate; one who evaluates.
What is the origin of the word "evaluator"?
From evaluate + -or. 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 "evaluator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list