usurer
/ˈjuːʒəɹə/
"usurer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“usurer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-usurer · usurer · English
usurer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | usurer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈjuːʒəɹə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “usurer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
usurer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈjuːʒəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.".
No misspelling variants are generated for usurer in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”). The correct English form is usurer, spelled U-S-U-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how usurer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Vſurers, you are none of theſe cryers vnto God, but thoſe that hourely vnto God are most cryde out againſt. God hath cryde out vnto you by his Preachers, GOD hath cride out vnto you by the poore ; Pryſoners on their death-beds haue cride out of you : and when they haue had but one houre to interceſſionate for their ſoules, and ſue out the pardon of their…
Profitless usurer, why dost thou use So great a sum of sums, yet canst not live?
Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.