webmaster

/ˈwɛbmæstɚ/

//ˈwɛbmæstɚ// noun

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"webmaster" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“webmaster” is uncommon English (frequency #60,563 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,563
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.

Corpus desk

Index EN-webmaster · webmaster · English

webmaster · rank #60,563 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,563
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wavelet

Nearest frequency peer: wavelet (-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 “webmaster”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for webmaster
PropertyValue
Headwordwebmaster
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɛbmæstɚ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,563
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “webmaster” 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).webmasterfalls 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: “wavelet” (#60,562), “Wausau” (#60,561), “warr” (#60,559). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “webmaster” is #60,563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

webmaster is uncommon English at frequency #60,563 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɛbmæstɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for webmaster, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Web + master. The correct English form is webmaster, spelled W-E-B-M-A-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.

Etymology

From Web + master.

This word in other languages

webmestre(Français)

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 "webmaster"?
"webmaster" is spelled W-E-B-M-A-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɛbmæstɚ/.
What does "webmaster" mean?
As a noun, "webmaster" means: A person responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining a website or websites.
How do you pronounce "webmaster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "webmaster" is /ˈwɛbmæstɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "webmaster"?
From Web + master. 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 "webmaster", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wodehouse#60,571Yamashita#60,579unashamed#60,536turnstile#60,528

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list