trawler

noun

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"trawler" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trawler” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,431
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-trawler · trawler · English

trawler · rank #43,431 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,431
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH transact

Nearest frequency peer: transact (-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 “trawler”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trawler” 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).

trawler vs trawl
71% similar
trawler vs trader
71% similar
trawler vs taller
71% similar

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

Key facts for trawler
PropertyValue
Headwordtrawler
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,431
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “trawler”

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).trawlerlands 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 “transact” (#43,430), “triumphantly” (#43,432), “traitorous” (#43,429). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “trawler” is #43,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around trawler, anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,431 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for trawler, with forms such as "rtawler", "tarwler", and "tralwer". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "trawl", "trader", "taller", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From trawl + -er. The correct English form is trawler, spelled T-R-A-W-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
  2. 2
    A fisherman who uses a trawl net.

Etymology

From trawl + -er.

This word in other languages

arrastrero(Español)chalutier(Français)Trawler(Deutsch)arrastão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtawler
  • tarwler
  • tralwer
  • trawelr
  • trawlerr
  • trawller
  • trawlre
  • trawwler
  • trrawler
  • trwaler
  • ttrawler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtawler2tarwler2tralwer2trawelr2trawlerr1trawller1trawlre2trawwler1
Edit distance from "trawler"

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 "trawler"?
"trawler" is spelled T-R-A-W-L-E-R.
What does "trawler" mean?
As a noun, "trawler" means: A fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish.
What words are commonly confused with "trawler"?
"trawler" is commonly confused with "trawl", "trader", "taller". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "trawler"?
From trawl + -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 "trawler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tooting#43,425thawing#43,414Vergara#43,456swindle#43,401

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list