squatter
/ˈskwɒ.tə/
"squatter" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“squatter” is uncommon English (frequency #50,245 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,245
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who squats; one who sits down idly.
Corpus desk
Index EN-squatter · squatter · English
squatter · rank #50,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,245
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH spake
Nearest frequency peer: spake (-2 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 “squatter”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- snotty
snotty
49,760 corpus weight
- songbook
songbook
49,759 corpus weight
- spake
spake
49,758 corpus weight
- squatter
squatter
49,756 corpus weight
- stickler
stickler
49,753 corpus weight
- Stott
Stott
49,752 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “squatter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | squatter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskwɒ.tə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “squatter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
squatter is uncommon English at frequency #50,245 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskwɒ.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for squatter in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From squat + -er. The correct English form is squatter, spelled S-Q-U-A-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who squats; one who sits down idly.
- 2One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
- 3One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
- 4A large-scale grazier and landowner.
- 5A squat toilet.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how squatter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“I don't mean all of your friends—only a small proportion—which, however, connects your circle with that deadly, idle, brainless bunch—the insolent chatterers at the opera,[…]the chlorotic squatters on huge yachts, the speed-mad fugitives from the furies of ennui, the neurotic victims of mental cirrhosis, the jewelled animals whose moral code is the code…
While settlement in New South Wales was initially confined, many moved outside the boundaries to become squatters, eventually consolidating their originally illegal hold on the land.
Etymology
From squat + -er.
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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