stabler

adj

"stabler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“stabler” is uncommon English (frequency #58,384 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,384
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of stable: more stable

Corpus desk

Index EN-stabler · stabler · English

stabler · rank #58,384 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,384
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stache

Nearest frequency peer: stache (+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 “stabler”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for stabler
PropertyValue
Headwordstabler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,384
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “stabler” 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).stablerfalls 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: “stache” (#58,385), “squier” (#58,382), “stammering” (#58,386). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “stabler” is #58,384. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stabler is uncommon English at frequency #58,384 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of stable: more stable".

stabler doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    comparative form of stable: more stable

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Yet, let me not reproach myself, since the blame is due to her lightness of heart, her fickle fancy—no stabler than gossamer or thistledown—which the first wanton breath wafts elsewhere.
  2. Here is self-repose, which to our mind is stabler than the Pyramids; here is self-respect, which leads a man to date from his heart more proudly than from Rome.

Etymology

From stable + -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 "stabler"?
"stabler" is spelled S-T-A-B-L-E-R.
What does "stabler" mean?
As an adjective, "stabler" means: comparative form of stable: more stable
What is the origin of the word "stabler"?
From stable + -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 "stabler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list