meeker

verb

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

The verdict

“meeker” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,615
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.

Corpus desk

Index EN-meeker · meeker · English

meeker · rank #46,615 · 8 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,615
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH McCauley

Nearest frequency peer: McCauley (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “meeker”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meeker” 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).

meeker vs meer
67% similar
meeker vs meter
67% similar
meeker vs Meyer
50% similar

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

Key facts for meeker
PropertyValue
Headwordmeeker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,615
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “meeker”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).meekerlands 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 “McCauley” (#46,613), “McCarty” (#46,612), “Matsumoto” (#46,609). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “meeker” is #46,615. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around meeker, averb. Corpus frequency is #46,615 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for meeker, with forms such as "emeker", "meeekr", and "meekerr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "meer", "meter", "Meyer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the brand name of a harrow maker. The correct English form is meeker, spelled M-E-E-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. After the field has been meekered it looks like it had been gone over with a garden rake, all clods having been cut or crushed and as level as a floor.
  2. I did not think it was necessary for all of you realize that your ground should be plowed, disked, harrowed, and meekered for a good seed bed.

Etymology

From the brand name of a harrow maker.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emeker
  • meeekr
  • meekerr
  • meekker
  • meekre
  • mekeer
  • meker
  • mmeeker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emeker2meeekr2meekerr1meekker1meekre2mekeer2meker1mmeeker1
Edit distance from "meeker"

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 "meeker"?
"meeker" is spelled M-E-E-K-E-R.
What does "meeker" mean?
As a verb, "meeker" means: To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.
What words are commonly confused with "meeker"?
"meeker" is commonly confused with "meer", "meter", "Meyer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "meeker"?
From the brand name of a harrow maker. 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 "meeker", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

martel#46,607Maasai#46,598monger#46,635Lenore#46,587

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list