patroller
/pəˈtɹəʊlə/
"patroller" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“patroller” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who patrols.
Corpus desk
Index EN-patroller · patroller · English
patroller · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | patroller |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pəˈtɹəʊlə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “patroller” in English
Rare enough to double-check
patroller is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pəˈtɹəʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who patrols.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for patroller in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From patrol + -er; compare patterroller. The correct English form is patroller, spelled P-A-T-R-O-L-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who patrols.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how patroller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In ski areas like Arapahoe Basin, about 80 percent of the male patrollers have had to drastically change (or introduce) shaving regimens.
Etymology
From patrol + -er; compare patterroller.
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.