illusionist
"illusionist" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“illusionist” is uncommon English (frequency #56,821 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,821
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-illusionist · illusionist · English
illusionist · rank #56,821 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,821
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH ikon
Nearest frequency peer: ikon (-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 “illusionist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- idyll
idyll
43,183 corpus weight
- IHR
IHR
43,182 corpus weight
- ikon
ikon
43,181 corpus weight
- illusionist
illusionist
43,180 corpus weight
- impeller
impeller
43,179 corpus weight
- implantable
implantable
43,178 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “illusionist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | illusionist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,821 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “illusionist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
illusionist is uncommon English at frequency #56,821 among 2,140 “I” 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 illusionist, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From illusion + -ist. The correct English form is illusionist, spelled I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.
- 2One who deceives by magical or mystical means.
Etymology
From illusion + -ist.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).