Scoutmaster

noun

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"scoutmaster" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Scoutmaster” is uncommon English (frequency #82,759 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,759
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An adult leader of a group of Scouts.

Corpus desk

Index EN-scoutmaster · Scoutmaster · English

Scoutmaster · rank #82,759 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,759
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schoharie

Nearest frequency peer: Schoharie (-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 “Scoutmaster”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Scoutmaster” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Scoutmaster
PropertyValue
HeadwordScoutmaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,759
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Scoutmaster” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Schoharie” (#82,758), “scraggly” (#82,760), “Schlafly” (#82,757). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Scoutmaster” is #82,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Scoutmaster is uncommon English at frequency #82,759 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An adult leader of a group of Scouts.".

Scoutmaster has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From scout + master. The correct English form is Scoutmaster, spelled S-C-O-U-T-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    An adult leader of a group of Scouts.

Etymology

From scout + master.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Scoutmaster"?
"Scoutmaster" is spelled S-C-O-U-T-M-A-S-T-E-R.
What does "Scoutmaster" mean?
As a noun, "Scoutmaster" means: An adult leader of a group of Scouts.
What is the origin of the word "Scoutmaster"?
From scout + 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 "Scoutmaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list