plasterer

noun

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"plasterer" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“plasterer” is uncommon English (frequency #72,654 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,654
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.

Corpus desk

Index EN-plasterer · plasterer · English

plasterer · rank #72,654 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,654
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH planktonic

Nearest frequency peer: planktonic (-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 “plasterer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “plasterer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for plasterer
PropertyValue
Headwordplasterer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#72,654
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “plasterer” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “planktonic” (#72,653), “playdate” (#72,655), “piquant” (#72,652). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

plasterer is uncommon English at frequency #72,654 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for plasterer, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From plaster + -er. The correct English form is plasterer, spelled P-L-A-S-T-E-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.
  2. 2
    One who makes plaster casts.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plasterer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Villain, thy father was a plasterer; / And thou thyself a shearman, art thou not?
  2. The plasterer doth make his figures by addition, and the carver by substraction.

Etymology

From plaster + -er.

This word in other languages

yesero(Español)plâtrier(Français)Stuckateur(Deutsch)

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 "plasterer"?
"plasterer" is spelled P-L-A-S-T-E-R-E-R.
What does "plasterer" mean?
As a noun, "plasterer" means: A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.
What is the origin of the word "plasterer"?
From plaster + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

philander#72,644pulsation#72,680overspend#72,627quotidian#72,684

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list