trespasser

noun

"trespasser" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trespasser” is uncommon English (frequency #59,086 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,086
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who trespasses; an interloper.

Corpus desk

Index EN-trespasser · trespasser · English

trespasser · rank #59,086 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,086
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tremblay

Nearest frequency peer: Tremblay (-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 “trespasser”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trespasser
PropertyValue
Headwordtrespasser
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#59,086
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “trespasser” 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).trespasserfalls 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: “Tremblay” (#59,085), “truism” (#59,087), “transportable” (#59,083). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “trespasser” is #59,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trespasser is uncommon English at frequency #59,086 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One who trespasses; an interloper.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for trespasser in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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 trespass + -er. The correct English form is trespasser, spelled T-R-E-S-P-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who trespasses; an interloper.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pilton Yard, the Lynton & Barnstaple headquarters, has been taken over by a fur trading firm, and would-be trespassers to the old engine-shed are turned back by the pungent odour of heaps of carcases.
  2. The human is a land animal, not an aquatic one, and he is therefore a trespasser in the water.

Etymology

From trespass + -er.

This word in other languages

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 "trespasser"?
"trespasser" is spelled T-R-E-S-P-A-S-S-E-R.
What does "trespasser" mean?
As a noun, "trespasser" means: One who trespasses; an interloper.
What is the origin of the word "trespasser"?
From trespass + -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 "trespasser", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list