speller
/ˈspɛ.lə(ɹ)/noun
speller is spelled S-P-E-L-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, speller means “A person who spells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of speller is spellers.
How many letters and syllables are in speller?
| Letters | 7: S-P-E-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is speller?
Speller appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce speller?
- /ˈspɛ.lə(ɹ)/
Speller has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-speller.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of speller
- spellers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who spells.
I'm a slow reader but a good speller.
- 2
A participant in a spelling bee.
- 3
USA book used to learn how to spell properly.
- 4
A spell checker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Speller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épeleur, épeleuse , correcteur orthographique, vérificateur d’orthographe, vérificateur orthographique |
| German | Buchstabierer, Buchstabiererin , Rechtschreibprüfung, Rechtschreibkorrekturprogramm, Rechtschreibprogramm , Fibel |
| Spanish | deletreador, deletreadora , corrector ortográfico |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does speller come from?
From spell + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).