intelligencer

noun

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"intelligencer" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“intelligencer” is uncommon English (frequency #58,109 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,109
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intelligencer · intelligencer · English

intelligencer · rank #58,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,109
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH institutional…

Nearest frequency peer: institutionally (-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 “intelligencer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for intelligencer
PropertyValue
Headwordintelligencer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#58,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “intelligencer” in English

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).intelligencerfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “institutionally” (#58,108), “interning” (#58,110), “invariance” (#58,112). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intelligencer” is #58,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

intelligencer is uncommon English at frequency #58,109 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for intelligencer, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From intelligence + -er. The correct English form is intelligencer, spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 'Tis likely that the Princes of this land Have heard of us from messengers and come To be their own intelligencers.

Etymology

From intelligence + -er.

Synonyms

informantspy

This word in other languages

Zuträger(Deutsch)

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 "intelligencer"?
"intelligencer" is spelled I-N-T-E-L-L-I-G-E-N-C-E-R.
What does "intelligencer" mean?
As a noun, "intelligencer" means: A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
What is the origin of the word "intelligencer"?
From intelligence + -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 "intelligencer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list