mailer

noun

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"mailer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mailer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,248
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-mailer · mailer · English

mailer · rank #31,248 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,248
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mackey

Nearest frequency peer: Mackey (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “mailer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “mailer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mailer vs male
67% similar
mailer vs mile
67% similar
mailer vs mair
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mailer
PropertyValue
Headwordmailer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,248
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “mailer”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).mailerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mackey” (#31,247), “malfunctioning” (#31,249), “Manfred” (#31,250). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “mailer” is #31,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around mailer, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,248 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for mailer, with forms such as "amiler", "maielr", and "mailerr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "male", "mile", "mair", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From mail + -er. The correct English form is mailer, spelled M-A-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who sends mail.
  2. 2
    A computer program that sends electronic mail.
  3. 3
    A packet or container designed for postal use.
  4. 4
    A mailshot; advertising sent by mail.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Large and frequent mailers may send material on a monthly basis to their house lists, test acquisitions several times a year to drum up new donors, and perhaps do a few special appeals on top of that.
  2. The cassette came in a brown paper mailer.

Etymology

From mail + -er.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amiler
  • maielr
  • mailerr
  • mailler
  • mailre
  • malier
  • mialer
  • mmailer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mailer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amiler2maielr2mailerr1mailler1mailre2malier2mialer2mmailer1
Edit distance from "mailer"

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 "mailer"?
"mailer" is spelled M-A-I-L-E-R.
What does "mailer" mean?
As a noun, "mailer" means: One who sends mail.
What words are commonly confused with "mailer"?
"mailer" is commonly confused with "male", "mile", "mair". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "mailer"?
From mail + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mailer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mackey#31,247Lilith#31,242lapsed#31,237kiddie#31,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Lasalle8 variantsmushy8 variantsocular8 variantsIndira8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list