reeder
"reeder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reeder” is uncommon English (frequency #59,663 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,663
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who thatches with reeds.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reeder |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #59,663 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reeder” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
reeder is uncommon English at frequency #59,663 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for reeder in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English redere, equivalent to reed + -er. The correct English form is reeder, spelled R-E-E-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who thatches with reeds.
- 2A thatched frame covering blocks or tiles of dried china clay, to protect them from the rain while permitting free ventilation.
Etymology
From Middle English redere, equivalent to reed + -er.
Synonyms
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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Using “reeder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-E-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.