powerlifter

noun

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"powerlifter" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“powerlifter” is uncommon English (frequency #90,855 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,855
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who performs powerlifting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-powerlifter · powerlifter · English

powerlifter · rank #90,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,855
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH poy

Nearest frequency peer: poy (+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 “powerlifter”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “powerlifter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for powerlifter
PropertyValue
Headwordpowerlifter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#90,855
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “powerlifter” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).powerlifterfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “poy” (#90,856), “predawn” (#90,857), “pomposity” (#90,852). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “powerlifter” is #90,855. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

powerlifter is uncommon English at frequency #90,855 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who performs powerlifting.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for powerlifter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From power + lifter. The correct English form is powerlifter, spelled P-O-W-E-R-L-I-F-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who performs powerlifting.

Etymology

From power + lifter.

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 "powerlifter"?
"powerlifter" is spelled P-O-W-E-R-L-I-F-T-E-R.
What does "powerlifter" mean?
As a noun, "powerlifter" means: One who performs powerlifting.
What is the origin of the word "powerlifter"?
From power + lifter. 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 "powerlifter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

plasminogen#90,847obstinately#90,789nationalise#90,759myocarditis#90,751

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list