seller

/ˈsɛlə/

//ˈsɛlə// noun

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"seller" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“seller” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,057
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-seller · seller · English

seller · rank #7,057 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,057
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH secretly

Nearest frequency peer: secretly (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “seller”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “seller” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

seller vs sells
67% similar
seller vs sewer
67% similar
seller vs sever
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for seller
PropertyValue
Headwordseller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɛlə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,057
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “seller”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sellerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “secretly” (#7,056), “sen” (#7,058), “salmon” (#7,055). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “seller” is #7,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around seller (IPA /ˈsɛlə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,057 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for seller, with forms such as "esller", "selelr", and "seler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sells", "sewer", "sever", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from Old English *sellere, *syllere, equivalent to sell + -er (agent noun) (sense 1) and sell + -er (patient) (sense 2). Cognate with Danish sælger, Swedish säljare, Icelandic seljari (“a … The correct English form is seller, spelled S-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
  2. 2
    Something which sells.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how seller appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alisha was a seller of fine books.
  2. De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, announced plans in 2017 to operate a carbon-neutral mine and pointed out that the FTC has warned lab-grown diamond sellers over the veracity of their environmental claims.

Etymology

From Middle English seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from Old English *sellere, *syllere, equivalent to sell + -er (agent noun) (sense 1) and sell + -er (patient) (sense 2). Cognate with Danish sælger, Swedish säljare, Icelandic seljari (“a seller; dealer”).

This word in other languages

vendedor(Español)vendeur(Français)Verkäufer(Deutsch)vendedor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esller
  • selelr
  • seler
  • sellerr
  • sellre
  • sleler
  • sseller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of seller - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esller2selelr2seler1sellerr1sellre2sleler2sseller1
Edit distance from "seller"

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 "seller"?
"seller" is spelled S-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɛlə/.
What does "seller" mean?
As a noun, "seller" means: Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
What words are commonly confused with "seller"?
"seller" is commonly confused with "sells", "sewer", "sever". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "seller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seller" is /ˈsɛlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "seller"?
From Middle English seller, sellere, (also siller, sullar, sullere), from Old English *sellere, *syllere, equivalent to sell + -er (agent noun) (sense 1) and sell + -er (patient) (sense 2). Cognate with Danish sælger, Swedish säljare, Icelandic se... 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 "seller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salmon#7,055prizes#7,046timber#7,072Travis#7,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

sheer7 variantsurged7 variantswheat7 variantsloser7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list