spammer

noun

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"spammer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spammer” is uncommon English (frequency #70,277 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,277
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who sends spam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spammer · spammer · English

spammer · rank #70,277 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,277
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH spanky

Nearest frequency peer: spanky (+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 “spammer”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spammer
PropertyValue
Headwordspammer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#70,277
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “spammer” 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).spammerfalls 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: “spanky” (#70,278), “soufflé” (#70,275), “sonorous” (#70,274). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spammer” is #70,277. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spammer is uncommon English at frequency #70,277 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who sends spam.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for spammer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From spam + -er. The correct English form is spammer, spelled S-P-A-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Someone who sends spam.

Etymology

From spam + -er.

This word in other languages

spammer(Français)

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 "spammer"?
"spammer" is spelled S-P-A-M-M-E-R.
What does "spammer" mean?
As a noun, "spammer" means: Someone who sends spam.
What is the origin of the word "spammer"?
From spam + -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 "spammer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

soufflé#70,275slapper#70,260sinless#70,259Shireen#70,253

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list