separator
/ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/
"separator" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“separator” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,759
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
Corpus desk
Index EN-separator · separator · English
separator · rank #31,759 · 13 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,759
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sequestration
Nearest frequency peer: sequestration (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “separator”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Selby
Selby
68,247 corpus weight
- sensibly
sensibly
68,244 corpus weight
- separator
separator
68,242 corpus weight
- sequestrati…
sequestration
68,241 corpus weight
- shoal
shoal
68,239 corpus weight
- Sigmund
Sigmund
68,238 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “separator” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | separator |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #31,759 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “separator” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around separator (IPA /ˈsɛpəˌɹeɪtəɹ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,759 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for separator, with forms such as "esparator", "seaprator", and "sepaartor". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "separate", "separated", "separation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin sēparātor. The correct English form is separator, spelled S-E-P-A-R-A-T-O-R.
Definition
- 1An object located between two or more things and hence separating them.
- 2A device for removing one substance from another, such as cream from milk.
- 3One who separates; an agent performing the action of separating.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how separator appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When applying polish, always use toe separators to keep toes apart.
Death, the mystery, the great separator of friend from friend and loved one from loved one
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēparātor.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esparator
- seaprator
- sepaartor
- separaotr
- separatorr
- separatro
- separattor
- separrator
- separtaor
- sepparator
- sepraator
- spearator
- sseparator
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of separator - 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.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "separator", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "separator" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "separate". View pair
- 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #31,759 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
- PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day
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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.