teetotaler
/ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/
"teetotaler" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“teetotaler” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Corpus desk
Index EN-teetotaler · teetotaler · English
teetotaler · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teetotaler |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “teetotaler” in English
Rare enough to double-check
teetotaler is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtitoʊtəlɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.".
teetotaler has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From teetotal + -er. The correct English form is teetotaler, spelled T-E-E-T-O-T-A-L-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who completely abstains from alcoholic beverages.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how teetotaler appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Richard] Nixon was becoming erratic and drinking too much, so [James] Schlesinger told the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that any “unusual” orders from Nixon should be routed over to him. […] [Donald] Trump is famously a teetotaler, but he has publicly surpassed Nixon’s anguish and paranoia.
Etymology
From teetotal + -er.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.