teller

/ˈtɛlə/

//ˈtɛlə// noun

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"teller" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“teller” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,292
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who tells stories.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teller · teller · English

teller · rank #15,292 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,292
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH techno

Nearest frequency peer: techno (-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 “teller”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “teller” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

teller vs tells
67% similar
teller vs Tyler
50% similar
teller vs telly
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for teller
PropertyValue
Headwordteller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛlə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,292
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “teller”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “techno” (#15,291), “tariff” (#15,290), “tao” (#15,289). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teller” is #15,292. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around teller (IPA /ˈtɛlə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,292 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for teller, with forms such as "etller", "telelr", and "teler". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "tells", "Tyler", "telly", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -er. The correct English form is teller, spelled T-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who tells stories.
  2. 2
    A bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
  3. 3
    A cashier at any place of business.
  4. 4
    Synonym of automated teller machine.
  5. 5
    A person who counts the votes in an election.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sukumar was thirty years old, four years into his bank job, where he’d moved up to the role of teller, turning up to work on time every day, counting the money, making the deposits, entering in the ledger, filing the reports.
  2. In the case discussed above, for example, the employee who stole money did so by waiting until another teller was on break, then logging on to that teller's register, ringing a “no sale,” and taking the cash.

Etymology

From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -er.

This word in other languages

cajero(Español)diseur(Français)Erzähler(Deutsch)caixa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etller
  • telelr
  • teler
  • tellerr
  • tellre
  • tleler
  • tteller

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etller2telelr2teler1tellerr1tellre2tleler2tteller1
Edit distance from "teller"

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 "teller"?
"teller" is spelled T-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛlə/.
What does "teller" mean?
As a noun, "teller" means: A person who tells stories.
What words are commonly confused with "teller"?
"teller" is commonly confused with "tells", "Tyler", "telly". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teller" is /ˈtɛlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teller"?
From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -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 "teller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

techno#15,291tariff#15,290trance#15,296Suarez#15,282

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Patel7 variantsparrot7 variantspaddle7 variantsbidder7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list