Poitier
/ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/
"poitier" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Poitier” is uncommon English (frequency #65,409 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,409
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French.
Corpus desk
Index EN-poitier · Poitier · English
Poitier · rank #65,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,409
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pleb
Nearest frequency peer: pleb (-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 “Poitier”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Philpott
Philpott
34,598 corpus weight
- pinup
pinup
34,596 corpus weight
- Pistorius
Pistorius
34,595 corpus weight
- pleb
pleb
34,593 corpus weight
- Poitier
Poitier
34,592 corpus weight
- praetor
praetor
34,587 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Poitier” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Poitier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #65,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Poitier” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Poitier is uncommon English at frequency #65,409 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpwɑːtjeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from French.".
Poitier doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Poitier. This surname is predominantly found in the Bahamas. The correct English form is Poitier, spelled P-O-I-T-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1A surname from French.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Poitier. This surname is predominantly found in the Bahamas.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).