prestidigitator

noun

"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.

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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

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Key facts for prestidigitator
PropertyValue
Headwordprestidigitator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “prestidigitator” in English

prestidigitatorsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    One 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prestidigitator"?
"prestidigitator" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-I-D-I-G-I-T-A-T-O-R.
What does "prestidigitator" mean?
As a noun, "prestidigitator" means: One who performs feats of prestidigitation; a sleight-of-hand artist.
What is the origin of the word "prestidigitator"?
Borrowed from French prestidigitateur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list