masher
/ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/
"masher" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“masher” is uncommon English (frequency #75,187 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,187
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, mashes.
Corpus desk
Index EN-masher · masher · English
masher · rank #75,187 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,187
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Marsalis
Nearest frequency peer: Marsalis (-2 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 “masher”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Marner
Marner
24,818 corpus weight
- marron
marron
24,817 corpus weight
- Marsalis
Marsalis
24,816 corpus weight
- masher
masher
24,814 corpus weight
- matrilineal
matrilineal
24,812 corpus weight
- matzo
matzo
24,811 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “masher” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | masher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,187 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “masher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
masher is uncommon English at frequency #75,187 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmæʃə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for masher, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mash + -er. The correct English form is masher, spelled M-A-S-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, mashes.
- 2A machine for making mash.
Etymology
From mash + -er.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).