maser
/ˈmeɪzɚ/
"maser" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“maser” is uncommon English (frequency #82,519 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,519
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems
Corpus desk
Index EN-maser · maser · English
maser · rank #82,519 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,519
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Masoud
Nearest frequency peer: Masoud (+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 “maser”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- maladjusted
maladjusted
17,488 corpus weight
- maser
maser
17,482 corpus weight
- Masoud
Masoud
17,481 corpus weight
- Matera
Matera
17,480 corpus weight
- Maynooth
Maynooth
17,478 corpus weight
- maza
maza
17,477 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “maser” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | maser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmeɪzɚ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #82,519 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “maser” in English
Rare enough to double-check
maser is uncommon English at frequency #82,519 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪzɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for maser, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. The correct English form is maser, spelled M-A-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1a device for the coherent amplification or generation of electromagnetic radiation (especially of microwave frequency) by the use of excitation energy in resonant atomic or molecular systems
- 2Any celestial object that generates microwaves using the same method
Etymology
From MASER, acronym of microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
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 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).