odder

/ˈɑd.ɚ/

//ˈɑd.ɚ// adj

"odder" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“odder” is uncommon English (frequency #84,577 among 1,431 “O” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,577
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of odd: more odd

Corpus desk

Index EN-odder · odder · English

odder · rank #84,577 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,577
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH Odense

Nearest frequency peer: Odense (+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 “odder”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “odder” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for odder
PropertyValue
Headwordodder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈɑd.ɚ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#84,577
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “odder” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Odense” (#84,578), “obstructionism” (#84,575), “Obrador” (#84,574). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “odder” is #84,577. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

odder is uncommon English at frequency #84,577 among 1,431 “O” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈɑd.ɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of odd: more odd".

No generated misspelling entries exist for odder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is odder, spelled O-D-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    comparative form of odd: more odd

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 "odder"?
"odder" is spelled O-D-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑd.ɚ/.
What does "odder" mean?
As an adjective, "odder" means: comparative form of odd: more odd
How do you pronounce "odder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "odder" is /ˈɑd.ɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "odder" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list