moocher
"moocher" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“moocher” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
Corpus desk
Index EN-moocher · moocher · English
moocher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | moocher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “moocher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
moocher is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for moocher, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mooch + -er. The correct English form is moocher, spelled M-O-O-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person having a tendency to take advantage of the help of others, especially if making little effort to help themselves.
- 2A person who mooches about.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how moocher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When Mitt Romney says that 47% of Americans are moochers, or Barack Obama says that entrepreneurs didn’t build their own businesses, partisan viewers crave a partisan response.
The whole area is a network of nature reserves among estuaries and marshes, and a paradise for a moocher like me.
Etymology
From mooch + -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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.