scorcher
/ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/
"scorcher" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“scorcher” is uncommon English (frequency #63,981 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,981
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who, or that which, scorches.
Corpus desk
Index EN-scorcher · scorcher · English
scorcher · rank #63,981 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,981
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Schon
Nearest frequency peer: Schon (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “scorcher”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- scanty
scanty
36,024 corpus weight
- Schnell
Schnell
36,023 corpus weight
- Schon
Schon
36,022 corpus weight
- scorcher
scorcher
36,020 corpus weight
- sealy
sealy
36,018 corpus weight
- sebaceous
sebaceous
36,017 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “scorcher” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | scorcher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #63,981 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “scorcher” in English
Rare enough to double-check
scorcher is uncommon English at frequency #63,981 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskɔː.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for scorcher, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 scorch + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (descriptive suffix). The correct English form is scorcher, spelled S-C-O-R-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who, or that which, scorches.
- 2A very hot day.
- 3A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.
- 4A caustic rebuke or criticism.
- 5A bad person.
- 6One who rides a bicycle furiously on a public highway.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how scorcher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tomorrow will be a scorcher, so carry water and use sunscreen if you're going out.
What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!
Etymology
From scorch + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (descriptive suffix).
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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