flatterer
"flatterer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flatterer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who flatters.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flatterer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “flatterer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
flatterer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who flatters.".
No misspelling variants are generated for flatterer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English flaterere, equivalent to flatter + -er. The correct English form is flatterer, spelled F-L-A-T-T-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who flatters.
Etymology
From Middle English flaterere, equivalent to flatter + -er.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “flatterer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-L-A-T-T-E-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.