tobacconist

noun

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

The verdict

“tobacconist” is uncommon English (frequency #92,162 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,162
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tobacconist · tobacconist · English

tobacconist · rank #92,162 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,162
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Toblerone

Nearest frequency peer: Toblerone (+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 “tobacconist”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tobacconist
PropertyValue
Headwordtobacconist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#92,162
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “tobacconist” 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).tobacconistfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Toblerone” (#92,163), “tinderbox” (#92,158), “topologically” (#92,166). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tobacconist” is #92,162. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tobacconist is uncommon English at frequency #92,162 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for tobacconist in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tobacco + -n- + -ist. The correct English form is tobacconist, spelled T-O-B-A-C-C-O-N-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.
  2. 2
    A tobacconist's shop.
  3. 3
    A person who is addicted to smoking tobacco.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. This historic and fragrant tobacconist of old still today is decorated with team pictures and other Harvardiana […]

Etymology

From tobacco + -n- + -ist.

This word in other languages

tabaquero(Español)buraliste(Français)Tabakhändler(Deutsch)

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 "tobacconist"?
"tobacconist" is spelled T-O-B-A-C-C-O-N-I-S-T.
What does "tobacconist" mean?
As a noun, "tobacconist" means: A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items.
What is the origin of the word "tobacconist"?
From tobacco + -n- + -ist. 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 "tobacconist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

swallowtail#92,129spinosaurus#92,100sickeningly#92,072serological#92,054

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list