retailer

/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/

//ˈɹiteɪlɚ// noun

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

The verdict

“retailer” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,433
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A retail sales company or salesman.

Corpus desk

Index EN-retailer · retailer · English

retailer · rank #10,433 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,433
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH remotely

Nearest frequency peer: remotely (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “retailer”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “retailer” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retailer vs retained
75% similar
retailer vs retainer
88% similar
retailer vs retail
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retailer
PropertyValue
Headwordretailer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,433
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “retailer”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).retailerlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “remotely” (#10,431), “rigid” (#10,435), “relevance” (#10,430). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “retailer” is #10,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around retailer (IPA /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,433 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A retail sales company or salesman.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for retailer, with forms such as "ertailer", "reatiler", and "retaielr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "retained", "retainer", "retail", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From retail + -er. The correct English form is retailer, spelled R-E-T-A-I-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A retail sales company or salesman.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retailer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Your market gardener is not a well-breeched man, dependant as he is on the imponderables of glut, the inequities of distribution, and the greeds of wholesaler and retailer.
  2. Among Baum’s many incarnations were these: military school student, actor, poultry expert, newspaperman, retailer, window dresser, women’s rights advocate, racist denigrator of American Indians and early Hollywood filmmaker.

Etymology

From retail + -er.

This word in other languages

revendeur(Français)Einzelhändler(Deutsch)varejista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertailer
  • reatiler
  • retaielr
  • retailerr
  • retailler
  • retailre
  • retalier
  • retialer
  • rettailer
  • rretailer
  • rteailer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retailer - 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.

ertailer2reatiler2retaielr2retailerr1retailler1retailre2retalier2retialer2
Edit distance from "retailer"

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 "retailer"?
"retailer" is spelled R-E-T-A-I-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/.
What does "retailer" mean?
As a noun, "retailer" means: A retail sales company or salesman.
What words are commonly confused with "retailer"?
"retailer" is commonly confused with "retained", "retainer", "retail". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retailer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retailer" is /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "retailer"?
From retail + -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 "retailer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

remotely#10,431prestige#10,426Samantha#10,441pleasing#10,424

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

pyramid11 variantssettlers11 variantsstrokes11 variantsmigrant11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list