gatherer

noun

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"gatherer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“gatherer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,411
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who gathers things.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gatherer · gatherer · English

gatherer · rank #38,411 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,411
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH generative

Nearest frequency peer: generative (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “gatherer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “gatherer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gatherer vs gather
75% similar
gatherer vs gathered
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gatherer
PropertyValue
Headwordgatherer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#38,411
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “gatherer”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).gathererlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “generative” (#38,412), “gam” (#38,409), “gentleness” (#38,413). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “gatherer” is #38,411. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around gatherer, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,411 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for gatherer, with forms such as "agtherer", "gahterer", and "gatehrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "gather", "gathered", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er. The correct English form is gatherer, spelled G-A-T-H-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who gathers things.
  2. 2
    A person who gathers things.
  3. 3
    A person who collects rent or taxes.
  4. 4
    An attachment to a sewing machine for making gathers in the cloth.
  5. 5
    A worker who collects molten glass on the end of a rod preparatory to blowing.

Etymology

From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -er.

This word in other languages

recolector(Español)cueilleur(Français)Sammler(Deutsch)coletor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agtherer
  • gahterer
  • gatehrer
  • gatheerr
  • gathererr
  • gatherre
  • gatherrer
  • gathherer
  • gathreer
  • gattherer
  • ggatherer
  • gtaherer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gatherer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agtherer2gahterer2gatehrer2gatheerr2gathererr1gatherre2gatherrer1gathherer1
Edit distance from "gatherer"

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 "gatherer"?
"gatherer" is spelled G-A-T-H-E-R-E-R.
What does "gatherer" mean?
As a noun, "gatherer" means: A person who gathers things.
What words are commonly confused with "gatherer"?
"gatherer" is commonly confused with "gather", "gathered". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "gatherer"?
From Middle English gaderere, gaderare, equivalent to gather + -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 "gatherer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Hyperion12 variantsembolism12 variantskidnapper12 variantsdejected12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list