teamster
/ˈtim.stɚ/
"teamster" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“teamster” is uncommon English (frequency #76,386 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,386
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).
Corpus desk
Index EN-teamster · teamster · English
teamster · rank #76,386 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,386
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH TCAS
Nearest frequency peer: TCAS (-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 “teamster”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- tatty
tatty
23,617 corpus weight
- TCAS
TCAS
23,616 corpus weight
- teamster
teamster
23,615 corpus weight
- technicals
technicals
23,614 corpus weight
- Tejada
Tejada
23,613 corpus weight
- tenaciously
tenaciously
23,610 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “teamster” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teamster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtim.stɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “teamster” in English
Rare enough to double-check
teamster is uncommon English at frequency #76,386 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtim.stɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
teamster has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From team + -ster. The correct English form is teamster, spelled T-E-A-M-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who drives a team of animals (such as horses or oxen).
- 2A person who drives a cargo truck (see Teamster).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how teamster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Dirty boys playing in the ditch, clerks, teamsters, riders, loungers on the comers, ranchers on dusty horses, little girls running errands, and women hurrying to the stores all looked up at her coming with glad eyes.
He turned to the man who spoke. He wore long moustaches after the fashion of teamsters and he wore a widebrim hat with a low round crown.
Etymology
From team + -ster.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).