stealer
/ˈstiːlə/
"stealer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stealer” is uncommon English (frequency #52,021 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,021
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who steals; a thief.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stealer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstiːlə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #52,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stealer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
stealer is uncommon English at frequency #52,021 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstiːlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for stealer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”). The correct English form is stealer, spelled S-T-E-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who steals; a thief.
- 2The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
- 3Clipping of infostealer.
Etymology
From Middle English stelere, equivalent to steal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Steler (“thief”), West Frisian steller, stelder (“stealer”), Dutch steler (“stealer, thief”), Danish stjæler (“stealer”).
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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Using “stealer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-E-A-L-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstiːlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.