sower

/ˈsəʊɚ/

//ˈsəʊɚ// noun

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"sower" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sower” is uncommon English (frequency #78,142 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,142
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who or that which sows.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sower · sower · English

sower · rank #78,142 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,142
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sokol

Nearest frequency peer: Sokol (-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 “sower”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sower
PropertyValue
Headwordsower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsəʊɚ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#78,142
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sower” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sowerfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Sokol” (#78,141), “snowmobiling” (#78,140), “specialism” (#78,144). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sower” is #78,142. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sower is uncommon English at frequency #78,142 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsəʊɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who or that which sows.".

sower doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sowere, from Old English sāwere; equivalent to sow + -er. The correct English form is sower, spelled S-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who or that which sows.

Etymology

From Middle English sowere, from Old English sāwere; equivalent to sow + -er.

This word in other languages

sembrador(Español)semeur(Français)Säer(Deutsch)semeador(Português)

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 "sower"?
"sower" is spelled S-O-W-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsəʊɚ/.
What does "sower" mean?
As a noun, "sower" means: One who or that which sows.
How do you pronounce "sower"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sower" is /ˈsəʊɚ/. 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 "sower"?
From Middle English sowere, from Old English sāwere; equivalent to sow + -er. 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 "sower", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Sokol#78,141Speke#78,146Shafi#78,117Swati#78,175

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list