ricker
"ricker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ricker” is uncommon English (frequency #79,919 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,919
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A thick pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ricker · ricker · English
ricker · rank #79,919 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,919
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rhyolite
Nearest frequency peer: rhyolite (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “ricker”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Rega
Rega
20,088 corpus weight
- rhyolite
rhyolite
20,083 corpus weight
- ricker
ricker
20,082 corpus weight
- Riza
Riza
20,079 corpus weight
- roon
roon
20,076 corpus weight
- Rosner
Rosner
20,075 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “ricker” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ricker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #79,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ricker” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ricker is uncommon English at frequency #79,919 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A thick pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.".
ricker doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From rick + -er. The correct English form is ricker, spelled R-I-C-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A thick pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a boat.
Etymology
From rick + -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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ricker", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.