prater
"prater" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prater” is uncommon English (frequency #56,378 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,378
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who prates; a chatterer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prater · prater · English
prater · rank #56,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,378
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Portillo
Nearest frequency peer: Portillo (-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 “prater”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Portillo
Portillo
43,624 corpus weight
- prater
prater
43,623 corpus weight
- prise
prise
43,621 corpus weight
- proline
proline
43,620 corpus weight
- protestor
protestor
43,618 corpus weight
- Purim
Purim
43,617 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “prater” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prater |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prater” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prater is uncommon English at frequency #56,378 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who prates; a chatterer.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for prater, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From prate + -er. The correct English form is prater, spelled P-R-A-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who prates; a chatterer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how prater appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dear Kate, take a fellow of plain and uncoined constancy; for he perforce must do thee right, because he hath not the gift to woo in other places: ... a speaker is but a prater; a rhyme is but a ballad. A good leg will fall; a straight back will stoop; a black beard will turn white; a curled pate will grow bald; a fair face will wither; a full eye will wa…
Etymology
From prate + -er.
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 "prater"?
What does "prater" mean?
What is the origin of the word "prater"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prater", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).