setter
/ˈsɛt.ə/
"setter" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“setter” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #29,455
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A typesetter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-setter · setter · English
setter · rank #29,455 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #29,455
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH senile
Nearest frequency peer: senile (-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 “setter”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- scouring
scouring
70,549 corpus weight
- sedative
sedative
70,548 corpus weight
- senile
senile
70,547 corpus weight
- setter
setter
70,546 corpus weight
- sheesh
sheesh
70,545 corpus weight
- shredding
shredding
70,543 corpus weight
What this shows “setter” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | setter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛt.ə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,455 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “setter”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around setter (IPA /ˈsɛt.ə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,455 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for setter, with forms such as "setetr", "setterr", and "settre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "steer", "sewer", "sever", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer. The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance). The correct English form is setter, spelled S-E-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A typesetter.
- 2One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
- 3Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
- 4The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- 5A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
- 6A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
- 7One who hunts victims for sharpers.
- 8One who adapts words to music in composition.
- 9A shallow seggar for porcelain.
- 10A shill bidder at an auction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how setter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Any query to the setter is required to be addressed as such (e.g., "Setter: Please check"); otherwise it will be treated as a query to the author.
The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
Etymology
From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer. The hunting dogs are so named because when they scent the game, they set (that is, strike a certain stance).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- setetr
- setterr
- settre
- ssetter
- steter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of setter - 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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).