vindicator

noun

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

The verdict

“vindicator” is uncommon English (frequency #86,921 among 7,391 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,921
frequency rank, English
7,391
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who vindicates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vindicator · vindicator · English

vindicator · rank #86,921 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,921
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,391
  • PHOTO-FINISH vermeil

Nearest frequency peer: vermeil (-3 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “vindicator”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “vindicator” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for vindicator
PropertyValue
Headwordvindicator
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,921
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vindicator” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vindicator lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vindicator is uncommon English at frequency #86,921 among 7,391 “V” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who vindicates.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vindicator, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin vindicātor, equivalent to vindicate + -or. The correct English form is vindicator, spelled V-I-N-D-I-C-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who vindicates.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vindicātor, equivalent to vindicate + -or.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vindicator"?
"vindicator" is spelled V-I-N-D-I-C-A-T-O-R.
What does "vindicator" mean?
As a noun, "vindicator" means: A person who vindicates.
What is the origin of the word "vindicator"?
Borrowed from Latin vindicātor, equivalent to vindicate + -or. 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 "vindicator", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list