roofer
/ˈɹufɚ/
"roofer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“roofer” is uncommon English (frequency #67,803 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,803
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-roofer · roofer · English
roofer · rank #67,803 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,803
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH ronde
Nearest frequency peer: ronde (-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 “roofer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Rohrabacher
Rohrabacher
32,201 corpus weight
- Romagna
Romagna
32,200 corpus weight
- ronde
ronde
32,199 corpus weight
- roofer
roofer
32,198 corpus weight
- Rossum
Rossum
32,197 corpus weight
- rumination
rumination
32,195 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “roofer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | roofer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹufɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,803 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “roofer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
roofer is uncommon English at frequency #67,803 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹufɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for roofer 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 roof + -er. The correct English form is roofer, spelled R-O-O-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.
- 2A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how roofer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ivan, Kirill and Vasilisa are “roofers,” a loose-knit group of insanely non-acrophobic daredevils who scam and sneak their way to the tops of Russia’s highest buildings.
This year, as part of his annual “Troublemaker Award,” the startup mentor and entrepreneur decided to spotlight a Ukrainian stunt-climber -- or, "roofer" -- who struck a blow for his home nation by sticking it to neighboring Russia.
Etymology
From roof + -er.
This word in other languages
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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