toller

noun

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

The verdict

“toller” is uncommon English (frequency #83,825 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,825
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.

Corpus desk

Index EN-toller · toller · English

toller · rank #83,825 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,825
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tomasi

Nearest frequency peer: Tomasi (+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 “toller”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for toller
PropertyValue
Headwordtoller
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#83,825
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “toller” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).tollerfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Tomasi” (#83,826), “tipoff” (#83,823), “TOPIX” (#83,827). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “toller” is #83,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toller is uncommon English at frequency #83,825 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.".

Zero misspellings are on record for toller in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From toll + -er, from the verb. The correct English form is toller, spelled T-O-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.

Etymology

From toll + -er, from the verb.

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 "toller"?
"toller" is spelled T-O-L-L-E-R.
What does "toller" mean?
As a noun, "toller" means: A person who tolls a bell; a bell ringer.
What is the origin of the word "toller"?
From toll + -er, from the verb. 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 "toller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list