stabiliser

noun

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"stabiliser" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stabiliser” is uncommon English (frequency #78,151 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,151
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of stabilizer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stabiliser · stabiliser · English

stabiliser · rank #78,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,151
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stallman

Nearest frequency peer: Stallman (+1 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 “stabiliser”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stabiliser
PropertyValue
Headwordstabiliser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#78,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stabiliser” 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).stabiliserfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Stallman” (#78,152), “splenic” (#78,148), “Starkville” (#78,154). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stabiliser” is #78,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stabiliser is uncommon English at frequency #78,151 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of stabilizer.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for stabiliser, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stabilise + -er. The correct English form is stabiliser, spelled S-T-A-B-I-L-I-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of stabilizer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how stabiliser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Another interesting feature of the Falaise is that she is provided with a Denny Brown stabiliser to minimise rolling, and amenities for the passenger include the provision of a radio telephone service, which is available on passage.
  2. The 0812 Huddersfield-Sheffield service struck the stabiliser leg of a lorry being used to take away portable toilets after local repair work.

Etymology

From stabilise + -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 "stabiliser"?
"stabiliser" is spelled S-T-A-B-I-L-I-S-E-R.
What does "stabiliser" mean?
As a noun, "stabiliser" means: Alternative spelling of stabilizer.
What is the origin of the word "stabiliser"?
From stabilise + -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 "stabiliser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Starkville#78,154statuesque#78,156specialism#78,144sloppiness#78,135

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list