greeter
"greeter" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“greeter” is uncommon English (frequency #70,716 among 2,313 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,716
- frequency rank, English
- 2,313
- “G” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who greets people on their arrival.
Corpus desk
Index EN-greeter · greeter · English
greeter · rank #70,716 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,716
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,313
- PHOTO-FINISH gravedigger
Nearest frequency peer: gravedigger (-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 “greeter”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Goldsboro
Goldsboro
29,292 corpus weight
- gratuitously
gratuitously
29,287 corpus weight
- gravedigger
gravedigger
29,286 corpus weight
- greeter
greeter
29,285 corpus weight
- Grinstead
Grinstead
29,284 corpus weight
- gunfighter
gunfighter
29,279 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “greeter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | greeter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #70,716 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “greeter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
greeter is uncommon English at frequency #70,716 among 2,313 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for greeter, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English greter, gretter, equivalent to greet + -er. The correct English form is greeter, spelled G-R-E-E-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who greets people on their arrival.
- 2A volunteer who shows tourists around their home city or region for free.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how greeter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Walmart greeter
The greeter is standing most or all of the time, and the weather may be unpleasant at that time of the year. If the greeter can bring a folding chair to sit on in slow periods, so much the better.
Etymology
From Middle English greter, gretter, equivalent to greet + -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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).