spinmeister
"spinmeister" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“spinmeister” 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) - A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spinmeister · spinmeister · English
spinmeister · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | spinmeister |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “spinmeister” in English
Rare enough to double-check
spinmeister is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for spinmeister, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister. Piecewise doublet of spinmaster. The correct English form is spinmeister, spelled S-P-I-N-M-E-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A media liaison or spokesperson, charged with presenting the spin for their political side.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how spinmeister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Republican spinmeisters were quick to offer their opinions last week on Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess' decision not to challenge Portsmouth lawyer Paul McEachern for the Democratic nomination for governor.
The reporting on Al Gore’s selection of Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman to be his running mate illustrates yet again the willingness of America’s dominant liberal media to accept without question the tales woven by Democratic spinmeisters.
Etymology
From spin (“favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation”) + -meister. Piecewise doublet of spinmaster.
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.