executioner
/ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/
"executioner" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“executioner” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,754 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #25,754
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | executioner |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #25,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “executioner” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for executioner is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,754 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for executioner, with forms such as "eexcutioner", "exceutioner", and "execcutioner". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "execution", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From execution + -er. The correct English form is executioner, spelled E-X-E-C-U-T-I-O-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1An official person who carries out the capital punishment of a criminal.
- 2Executor.
- 3A hit man, especially being in some organization.
Etymology
From execution + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eexcutioner,exceutioner,execcutioner,exectuioner,execuitoner,executinoer,executioenr,executionerr,executionner,executionre,executoiner,executtioner,exeuctioner,exxecutioner,xeecutioner
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of executioner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “executioner”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-X-E-C-U-T-I-O-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɛksəˈkjuʃənɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “execution” - see the side-by-side comparison. executioner vs execution
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.