Federer

/ˈfɛdəɹɚ/

//ˈfɛdəɹɚ// name

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

The verdict

“Federer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,796
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-federer · Federer · English

Federer · rank #21,796 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,796
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH feces

Nearest frequency peer: feces (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Federer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Federer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Federer vs feeder
57% similar
Federer vs federal
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Federer
PropertyValue
HeadwordFederer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈfɛdəɹɚ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,796
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Federer”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “feces” (#21,795), “fishery” (#21,798), “Farage” (#21,793). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Federer” is #21,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Federer (IPA /ˈfɛdəɹɚ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,796 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Federer, with forms such as "efderer", "fdeerer", and "fedderer". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "feeder", "federal", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Federer, spelled F-E-D-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efderer
  • fdeerer
  • fedderer
  • fedeerr
  • federerr
  • federre
  • federrer
  • fedreer
  • feedrer
  • ffederer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Federer - 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.

efderer2fdeerer2fedderer1fedeerr2federerr1federre2federrer1fedreer2
Edit distance from "Federer"

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 "Federer"?
"Federer" is spelled F-E-D-E-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɛdəɹɚ/.
What does "Federer" mean?
As a proper noun, "Federer" means: A surname.
What words are commonly confused with "Federer"?
"Federer" is commonly confused with "feeder", "federal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Federer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Federer" is /ˈfɛdəɹɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Federer" come from?
"Federer" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Federer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fishery#21,798envious#21,788Granada#21,811Hodgson#21,823

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

erroneous10 variantscyborg10 variantsJustine10 variantslaureate10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list