prestidigitator
"prestidigitator" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“prestidigitator” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.
Corpus desk
Index EN-prestidigitator · prestidigitator · English
prestidigitator · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prestidigitator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “prestidigitator” in English
Rare enough to double-check
prestidigitator is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.".
prestidigitator doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French prestidigitateur. The correct English form is prestidigitator, spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-D-I-G-I-T-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.
Etymology
Borrowed from French prestidigitateur.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.