submitter

noun

"submitter" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“submitter” is uncommon English (frequency #68,666 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,666
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who submits (e.g. a paper for publication).

Corpus desk

Index EN-submitter · submitter · English

submitter · rank #68,666 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,666
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH subtotal

Nearest frequency peer: subtotal (+2 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 “submitter”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for submitter
PropertyValue
Headwordsubmitter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,666
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “submitter” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).submitterfalls 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: “subtotal” (#68,668), “sugared” (#68,669), “Sugden” (#68,670). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “submitter” is #68,666. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

submitter is uncommon English at frequency #68,666 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for submitter, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. 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 submit + -er. The correct English form is submitter, spelled S-U-B-M-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who submits (e.g. a paper for publication).
  2. 2
    A person who submits to the authority of another.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. More often than not, the person does know the “offending” parent and has been pushed to the edge. If a submitter says, “This person never usually overshares,” I’ll take that into consideration and might not run the submission. But most of the time, that’s not the case. Once a poop picture oversharer, always a poop picture oversharer.
  2. The FCA said it warned a manager at a bank who for more than three years condoned traders asking rate submitters to rig Libor figures and submitters making submissions based on those requests.

Etymology

From submit + -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 "submitter"?
"submitter" is spelled S-U-B-M-I-T-T-E-R.
What does "submitter" mean?
As a noun, "submitter" means: A person who submits (e.g. a paper for publication).
What is the origin of the word "submitter"?
From submit + -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 "submitter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list