gammer
/ɡæmə/
"gammer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“gammer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An old woman.
Corpus desk
Index EN-gammer · gammer · English
gammer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | gammer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɡæmə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “gammer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
gammer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɡæmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An old woman.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for gammer in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Reduction of godmother or grandmother. The correct English form is gammer, spelled G-A-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1An old woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how gammer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If thou return not, Gammer o'er her pail Will sing in sorrow, 'neath the brinded cow, And Gaffer sigh over his nut-brown ale […]
Etymology
Reduction of godmother or grandmother.
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.