philanderer
/fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/
"philanderer" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“philanderer” is uncommon English (frequency #94,117 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,117
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
Corpus desk
Index EN-philanderer · philanderer · English
philanderer · rank #94,117 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,117
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Philipps
Nearest frequency peer: Philipps (+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 “philanderer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- perine
perine
5,888 corpus weight
- periodizati…
periodization
5,887 corpus weight
- philanderer
philanderer
5,884 corpus weight
- Philipps
Philipps
5,883 corpus weight
- Pictionary
Pictionary
5,882 corpus weight
- pillared
pillared
5,879 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “philanderer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | philanderer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #94,117 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “philanderer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
philanderer is uncommon English at frequency #94,117 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /fɪˈlæn.də.ɹɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for philanderer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From philander (“lover”) + -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”). The correct English form is philanderer, spelled P-H-I-L-A-N-D-E-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who plays at courtship; a fickle lover; a flirt (usually applies only to men).
- 2Someone who engages in casual sex, usually frequently.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how philanderer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Etymology
From philander (“lover”) + -er, from Ancient Greek φίλανδρος (phílandros), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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