saker
/ˈseɪkə/
"saker" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“saker” is uncommon English (frequency #90,927 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #90,927
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-saker · saker · English
saker · rank #90,927 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #90,927
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Saguenay
Nearest frequency peer: Saguenay (-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 “saker”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- rutted
rutted
9,079 corpus weight
- saccharin
saccharin
9,078 corpus weight
- sadden
sadden
9,077 corpus weight
- Saguenay
Saguenay
9,075 corpus weight
- saker
saker
9,074 corpus weight
- sambuca
sambuca
9,069 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “saker” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈseɪkə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #90,927 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “saker” in English
Rare enough to double-check
saker is uncommon English at frequency #90,927 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈseɪkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for saker, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sacre, from Middle French sacre, from Old Spanish sacro, from Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr). The correct English form is saker, spelled S-A-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
- 2A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saker appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This place of strength vvas furnished of sixe great peeces, demi-Culuerins, and Sakers, vvhich shot directlie in front vpon vs as vve approched.
Let Sacars, Culuerings, and Cannons ſound / In honour of their bones, and rock the ground / With all your deafning terrors: for behold / The Balſum for your wounds, are rich mens gold, / Powder the world with wonder, and thus crie, / The Camel now may paſſe the needles eie.
Etymology
From Middle English sacre, from Middle French sacre, from Old Spanish sacro, from Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr).
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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