prompter

adj

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"prompter" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“prompter” is uncommon English (frequency #78,962 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,962
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of prompt: more prompt

Corpus desk

Index EN-prompter · prompter · English

prompter · rank #78,962 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,962
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH privation

Nearest frequency peer: privation (-2 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 “prompter”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prompter
PropertyValue
Headwordprompter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#78,962
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “prompter” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).prompterfalls 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: “privation” (#78,960), “Priti” (#78,959), “princeps” (#78,958). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “prompter” is #78,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prompter is uncommon English at frequency #78,962 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of prompt: more prompt".

prompter has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From prompt + -er. The correct English form is prompter, spelled P-R-O-M-P-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    comparative form of prompt: more prompt

Etymology

From prompt + -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 "prompter"?
"prompter" is spelled P-R-O-M-P-T-E-R.
What does "prompter" mean?
As an adjective, "prompter" means: comparative form of prompt: more prompt
What is the origin of the word "prompter"?
From prompt + -er. 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 "prompter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

princeps#78,958Raimondo#78,981patronus#78,926patellar#78,923

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list