schoolmaster

Name: schoolmaster, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“schoolmaster” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,545
frequency rank, English: 54,294
“S” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male teacher.

Corpus desk

Index EN-schoolmaster · schoolmaster · English

schoolmaster · rank #39,545 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,545
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-DENSE 54,294
PHOTO-FINISH schoolwork

Nearest frequency peer: schoolwork (+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.

rubric

60,460
savagely

60,459
scallop

60,458
schoolmaster

60,456
schoolwork

60,455
scoping

60,453

What this shows Bars show where “schoolmaster” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for schoolmaster
Property	Value
Headword	schoolmaster
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#39,545
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “schoolmaster” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). schoolmaster lands here:

#39,545

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around schoolmaster, anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,545 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for schoolmaster, with forms such as "cshoolmaster", "scchoolmaster", and "schhoolmaster". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. The correct English form is schoolmaster, spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

1
A male teacher.
2
A male teacher.
3
Anything that teaches.

Etymology

From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master.

This word in other languages

maître d'école(Français)Schulmeister(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cshoolmaster
scchoolmaster
schhoolmaster
scholmaster
scholomaster
schoolamster
schoollmaster
schoolmasetr
schoolmasster
schoolmasterr
schoolmastre
schoolmastter
schoolmatser
schoolmmaster
schoolmsater
schoomlaster
scoholmaster
shcoolmaster
sschoolmaster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of schoolmaster - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "schoolmaster"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schoolmaster"?

"schoolmaster" is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-M-A-S-T-E-R.

What does "schoolmaster" mean?

As a noun, "schoolmaster" means: A male teacher.

What are common misspellings of "schoolmaster"?

Common misspellings include "cshoolmaster", "scchoolmaster", "schhoolmaster", "scholmaster", "scholomaster". The correct spelling is "schoolmaster".

What is the origin of the word "schoolmaster"?

From Middle English skolemayster, scolemaister, scol-meister, equivalent to school + master. 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 "schoolmaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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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.