tosser
"tosser" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tosser” is an uncommon English word, ranked #65,576 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #65,576
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who tosses or throws something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tosser |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #65,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tosser” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for tosser is 6 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #65,576 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
tosser has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From toss + -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning. The correct English form is tosser, spelled T-O-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who tosses or throws something.
- 2A person who masturbates.
- 3An objectionable person, often somewhat obnoxious in demeanour.
- 4A program that forwards or redirects messages on a bulletin board system.
Etymology
From toss + -er. In the British slang senses, toss refers specifically to the masturbate meaning.
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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Using “tosser”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-O-S-S-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.