ranger
/ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/
"ranger" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ranger” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,597
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who ranges; a rover.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ranger · ranger · English
ranger · rank #8,597 · 9 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,597
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH qualifications
Nearest frequency peer: qualifications (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “ranger”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- proximity
proximity
91,407 corpus weight
- qualificati…
qualification
91,406 corpus weight
- qualificati…
qualifications
91,405 corpus weight
- ranger
ranger
91,404 corpus weight
- rendered
rendered
91,403 corpus weight
- rented
rented
91,402 corpus weight
What this shows “ranger” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ranger |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ranger”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around ranger (IPA /ˈɹeɪ̯nd͡ʒə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,597 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for ranger, with forms such as "arnger", "ragner", and "ranegr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "roger", "rarer", "razer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From range (verb) + -er. The correct English form is ranger, spelled R-A-N-G-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who ranges; a rover.
- 2One who ranges; a rover.
- 3A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
- 4That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
- 5A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
- 6In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
- 7A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the countryside.
- 8A character skilled in the use of ranged weapons.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ranger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The tamis raunger.
Etymology
From range (verb) + -er.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- arnger
- ragner
- ranegr
- rangerr
- rangger
- rangre
- rannger
- rnager
- rranger
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ranger - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ranger", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).