spellcaster

noun

"spellcaster" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“spellcaster” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who casts spells; a magician; a sorcerer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spellcaster · spellcaster · English

spellcaster · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for spellcaster
PropertyValue
Headwordspellcaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “spellcaster” in English

spellcasterfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spellcaster is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who casts spells; a magician; a sorcerer.".

No misspelling variants are generated for spellcaster in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From spell + caster. The correct English form is spellcaster, spelled S-P-E-L-L-C-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who casts spells; a magician; a sorcerer.

Etymology

From spell + caster.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "spellcaster"?
"spellcaster" is spelled S-P-E-L-L-C-A-S-T-E-R.
What does "spellcaster" mean?
As a noun, "spellcaster" means: One who casts spells; a magician; a sorcerer.
What is the origin of the word "spellcaster"?
From spell + caster. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list