forager

/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/

//ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə// noun

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

The verdict

“forager” is uncommon English (frequency #90,454 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,454
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An animal or person who forages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-forager · forager · English

forager · rank #90,454 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,454
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH foon

Nearest frequency peer: foon (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “forager”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for forager
PropertyValue
Headwordforager
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,454
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “forager” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).foragerfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “foon” (#90,453), “forsook” (#90,455), “Frannie” (#90,457). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “forager” is #90,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forager is uncommon English at frequency #90,454 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An animal or person who forages.".

Zero misspellings are on record for forager in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From forage + -er. The correct English form is forager, spelled F-O-R-A-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An animal or person who forages.

Etymology

From forage + -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); 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 "forager"?
"forager" is spelled F-O-R-A-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/.
What does "forager" mean?
As a noun, "forager" means: An animal or person who forages.
How do you pronounce "forager"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forager" is /ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "forager"?
From forage + -er. 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 "forager", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list