spiller

noun

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

The verdict

“spiller” is uncommon English (frequency #51,407 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,407
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who spills.

Corpus desk

Index EN-spiller · spiller · English

spiller · rank #51,407 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,407
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sorenson

Nearest frequency peer: Sorenson (-3 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 “spiller”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spiller
PropertyValue
Headwordspiller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,407
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “spiller” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).spillerfalls 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: “Sorenson” (#51,404), “srsly” (#51,410), “snobbery” (#51,403). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “spiller” is #51,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spiller is uncommon English at frequency #51,407 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for spiller in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English spiller, from spill + -er. The correct English form is spiller, spelled S-P-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who spills.
  2. 2
    A party who is liable for spillage, particularly of oil or waste, in a body of water.
  3. 3
    A square chamber that serves as the section of an industrial fishing net from which captured fish can easily be moved to a fishing boat.

Etymology

From Middle English spiller, from spill + -er.

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 "spiller"?
"spiller" is spelled S-P-I-L-L-E-R.
What does "spiller" mean?
As a noun, "spiller" means: One who spills.
What is the origin of the word "spiller"?
From Middle English spiller, from spill + -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 "spiller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list