ferrier
"ferrier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ferrier” is uncommon English (frequency #58,021 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,021
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - a ferryman
Corpus desk
Index EN-ferrier · ferrier · English
ferrier · rank #58,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,021
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,613
- PHOTO-FINISH festa
Nearest frequency peer: festa (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ferrier”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- faun
faun
41,983 corpus weight
- ferrier
ferrier
41,980 corpus weight
- festa
festa
41,978 corpus weight
- ficus
ficus
41,977 corpus weight
- fieldhouse
fieldhouse
41,976 corpus weight
- Fieri
Fieri
41,975 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ferrier” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ferrier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ferrier” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ferrier is uncommon English at frequency #58,021 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "a ferryman".
ferrier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ferry + -er. The correct English form is ferrier, spelled F-E-R-R-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1a ferryman
Etymology
From ferry + -er.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferrier", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.