impaler

noun

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"impaler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“impaler” is uncommon English (frequency #79,620 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,620
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who impales.

Corpus desk

Index EN-impaler · impaler · English

impaler · rank #79,620 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,620
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH illicitly

Nearest frequency peer: illicitly (-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 “impaler”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “impaler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impaler
PropertyValue
Headwordimpaler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,620
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “impaler” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).impalerfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “illicitly” (#79,619), “impish” (#79,621), “idolatrous” (#79,616). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “impaler” is #79,620. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impaler is uncommon English at frequency #79,620 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who impales.".

No misspelling variants are generated for impaler in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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 impale + -er. The correct English form is impaler, spelled I-M-P-A-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who impales.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how impaler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vlad the Impaler

Etymology

From impale + -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 "impaler"?
"impaler" is spelled I-M-P-A-L-E-R.
What does "impaler" mean?
As a noun, "impaler" means: One who impales.
What is the origin of the word "impaler"?
From impale + -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 "impaler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list