stablemate

noun

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

The verdict

“stablemate” is uncommon English (frequency #81,852 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,852
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stablemate · stablemate · English

stablemate · rank #81,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,852
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stackpole

Nearest frequency peer: Stackpole (+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 “stablemate”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stablemate
PropertyValue
Headwordstablemate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stablemate” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).stablematefalls 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: “Stackpole” (#81,853), “spymaster” (#81,850), “spork” (#81,849). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stablemate” is #81,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stablemate is uncommon English at frequency #81,852 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

stablemate doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From stable + -mate. The correct English form is stablemate, spelled S-T-A-B-L-E-M-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.
  2. 2
    One from the same organization or background.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. That is why we are stepping in to fill the gap, partnering with the homeless charity Centrepoint, its patron the Duke of Cambridge (rather helpful in getting things done), various tech partners and our former stablemates, The Independent and the London Evening Standard.

Etymology

From stable + -mate.

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 "stablemate"?
"stablemate" is spelled S-T-A-B-L-E-M-A-T-E.
What does "stablemate" mean?
As a noun, "stablemate" means: One (such as a racehorse) from the same stable.
What is the origin of the word "stablemate"?
From stable + -mate. 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 "stablemate", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list