Webster
/ˈwɛbstɚ/
"webster" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Webster” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,316 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #10,316
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.
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How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Webster |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɛbstɚ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #10,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Webster” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Webster is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈwɛbstɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,316 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 31 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Webster, with forms such as "ewbster", "wbester", and "webbster". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "wetter", "western", "Wooster", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Webster, spelled W-E-B-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a weaver.
- 2Any of various dictionaries published under the name Webster.
- 3Nickname for a person who is a walking dictionary.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ewbster,wbester,webbster,websetr,websster,websterr,webstre,webstter,webtser,wesbter,wwebster
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Webster - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Webster”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-B-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɛbstɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “wetter” - see the side-by-side comparison. Webster vs wetter
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.