gasser

noun

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"gasser" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gasser” is uncommon English (frequency #71,524 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,524
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who gasses, or poisons with gas.

Key facts for gasser
PropertyValue
Headwordgasser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “gasser” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gasser is uncommon English at frequency #71,524 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for gasser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From gas + -er. The correct English form is gasser, spelled G-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who gasses, or poisons with gas.
  2. 2
    Something highly entertaining or remarkable.
  3. 3
    A kind of hot rod based on production models from the 1930s to mid-1960s, stripped of extraneous weight and jacked up using a truck beam axle to provide better weight distribution on acceleration.
  4. 4
    A kind of hot rod based on production models from the 1930s to mid-1960s, stripped of extraneous weight and jacked up using a truck beam axle to provide better weight distribution on acceleration.

Etymology

From gas + -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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gasser"?
"gasser" is spelled G-A-S-S-E-R.
What does "gasser" mean?
As a noun, "gasser" means: One who gasses, or poisons with gas.
What is the origin of the word "gasser"?
From gas + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “gasser”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is G-A-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list