storyteller

noun

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"storyteller" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“storyteller” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,267
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.

Corpus desk

Index EN-storyteller · storyteller · English

storyteller · rank #26,267 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,267
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH STI

Nearest frequency peer: STI (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “storyteller”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “storyteller” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for storyteller
PropertyValue
Headwordstoryteller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#26,267
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “storyteller”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).storytellerlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “STI” (#26,266), “strewn” (#26,268), “stroller” (#26,269). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “storyteller” is #26,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around storyteller, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,267 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for storyteller, with forms such as "sotryteller", "sstoryteller", and "storryteller". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From story + teller. The correct English form is storyteller, spelled S-T-O-R-Y-T-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
  2. 2
    A liar; a fibber.
  3. 3
    A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonym: storywriter
  2. "Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl.

Etymology

From story + teller.

This word in other languages

narrador(Español)conteur(Français)Erzähler(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotryteller
  • sstoryteller
  • storryteller
  • stortyeller
  • storyetller
  • storytelelr
  • storyteler
  • storytellerr
  • storytellre
  • storytleler
  • storytteller
  • storyyteller
  • stoyrteller
  • stroyteller
  • sttoryteller
  • tsoryteller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of storyteller - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

sotryteller2sstoryteller1storryteller1stortyeller2storyetller2storytelelr2storyteler1storytellerr1
Edit distance from "storyteller"

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 "storyteller"?
"storyteller" is spelled S-T-O-R-Y-T-E-L-L-E-R.
What does "storyteller" mean?
As a noun, "storyteller" means: A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
What are common misspellings of "storyteller"?
Common misspellings include "sotryteller", "sstoryteller", "storryteller", "stortyeller", "storyetller". The correct spelling is "storyteller".
What is the origin of the word "storyteller"?
From story + teller. 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 "storyteller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

postmodern16 variantscommendable16 variantscomptroller16 variantsDarlington16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list