patentee
"patentee" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“patentee” is uncommon English (frequency #96,340 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,340
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-patentee · patentee · English
patentee · rank #96,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,340
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH Pará
Nearest frequency peer: Pará (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “patentee”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- parthenogen…
parthenogenesis
3,664 corpus weight
- parvovirus
parvovirus
3,663 corpus weight
- Pará
Pará
3,662 corpus weight
- patentee
patentee
3,661 corpus weight
- patronymic
patronymic
3,660 corpus weight
- pawed
pawed
3,659 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “patentee” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | patentee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #96,340 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “patentee” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
patentee is uncommon English at frequency #96,340 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for patentee in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From patent + -ee. The correct English form is patentee, spelled P-A-T-E-N-T-E-E.
Definition
- 1One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent; a person, group, company etc. that has been granted a patent.
Etymology
From patent + -ee.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "patentee", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.