illuminator
"illuminator" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“illuminator” is uncommon English (frequency #58,759 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,759
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Agent noun of illuminate:
Corpus desk
Index EN-illuminator · illuminator · English
illuminator · rank #58,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,759
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH ideologue
Nearest frequency peer: ideologue (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “illuminator”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ibex
ibex
41,245 corpus weight
- ideologue
ideologue
41,243 corpus weight
- illuminator
illuminator
41,242 corpus weight
- inconsolable
inconsolable
41,241 corpus weight
- incriminati…
incrimination
41,240 corpus weight
- indulges
indulges
41,239 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “illuminator” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | illuminator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #58,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “illuminator” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
illuminator is uncommon English at frequency #58,759 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
illuminator doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From illuminate + -or. The correct English form is illuminator, spelled I-L-L-U-M-I-N-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1Agent noun of illuminate:
- 2Agent noun of illuminate:
Etymology
From illuminate + -or.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency 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.