squealer
/ˈskwilɚ/
"squealer" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“squealer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any animal or person who squeals.
Corpus desk
Index EN-squealer · squealer · English
squealer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | squealer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈskwilɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “squealer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
squealer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈskwilɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for squealer, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From squeal + -er. The correct English form is squealer, spelled S-Q-U-E-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any animal or person who squeals.
- 2A pig.
- 3An informant.
- 4A kind of jug used to carry beer having 1 litre or 32 ounce capacity (half the size of a growler).
- 5Anything that makes a squealing noise.
Etymology
From squeal + -er.
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.