jobseeker
"jobseeker" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jobseeker” is uncommon English (frequency #84,413 among 4,872 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,413
- frequency rank, English
- 4,872
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person seeking employment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jobseeker · jobseeker · English
jobseeker · rank #84,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,413
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,872
- PHOTO-FINISH Jokowi
Nearest frequency peer: Jokowi (+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 “jobseeker”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Jaromir
Jaromir
15,594 corpus weight
- jerkoff
jerkoff
15,592 corpus weight
- Jibril
Jibril
15,590 corpus weight
- jobseeker
jobseeker
15,588 corpus weight
- Jokowi
Jokowi
15,587 corpus weight
- Juggalo
Juggalo
15,582 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “jobseeker” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jobseeker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #84,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jobseeker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jobseeker is uncommon English at frequency #84,413 among 4,872 “J” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jobseeker, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From job + seeker. The correct English form is jobseeker, spelled J-O-B-S-E-E-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person seeking employment.
- 2An unemployed person who must demonstrate active jobseeking efforts to qualify for government assistance.
Etymology
From job + seeker.
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.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jobseeker", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 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.