requester
"requester" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“requester” is uncommon English (frequency #71,059 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,059
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, makes a request.
Corpus desk
Index EN-requester · requester · English
requester · rank #71,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,059
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH repro
Nearest frequency peer: repro (-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 “requester”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- repack
repack
28,946 corpus weight
- repartee
repartee
28,945 corpus weight
- repercussion
repercussion
28,944 corpus weight
- repro
repro
28,943 corpus weight
- requester
requester
28,942 corpus weight
- Reynold
Reynold
28,938 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “requester” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | requester |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “requester” in English
Rare enough to double-check
requester is uncommon English at frequency #71,059 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
requester has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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 request + -er; compare requestor, requestress. The correct English form is requester, spelled R-E-Q-U-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, makes a request.
- 2A dialog box that prompts the user to choose from a list.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how requester appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Clicking on Add True-Type brings up an OS-specific font requester. Highlighting a font and clicking OK returns you to the Edit Font List window, now with the selected font appearing in the Font pop-up menu.
File requesters, help files, configuration utilities, and menus would all be different […]
Etymology
From request + -er; compare requestor, requestress.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).