puzzler
"puzzler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“puzzler” is uncommon English (frequency #75,326 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,326
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A puzzling situation or problem.
Corpus desk
Index EN-puzzler · puzzler · English
puzzler · rank #75,326 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,326
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pusan
Nearest frequency peer: Pusan (-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 “puzzler”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- punked
punked
24,678 corpus weight
- Pusan
Pusan
24,676 corpus weight
- puzzler
puzzler
24,675 corpus weight
- quadra
quadra
24,674 corpus weight
- quickstep
quickstep
24,672 corpus weight
- quintile
quintile
24,671 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “puzzler” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | puzzler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #75,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “puzzler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
puzzler is uncommon English at frequency #75,326 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for puzzler in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From puzzle + -er. The correct English form is puzzler, spelled P-U-Z-Z-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A puzzling situation or problem.
- 2A puzzling person.
- 3A puzzling person.
- 4A video game in which the player is presented with (usually abstract) puzzles to solve.
- 5A person who solves puzzles as a hobby.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how puzzler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And reason cannot answer that question, because it exists outside of reason. It’s a puzzler, right? A real head-scratcher? Which brings us back to me.
Near-synonyms: riddler, quizzer, setter
Etymology
From puzzle + -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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).