worshipper

noun

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

The verdict

“worshipper” is uncommon English (frequency #56,542 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,542
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.

Corpus desk

Index EN-worshipper · worshipper · English

worshipper · rank #56,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,542
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Woodall

Nearest frequency peer: Woodall (-2 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 “worshipper”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for worshipper
PropertyValue
Headwordworshipper
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “worshipper” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Woodall” (#56,540), “Yosef” (#56,547), “windings” (#56,536). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “worshipper” is #56,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

worshipper is uncommon English at frequency #56,542 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.".

No misspelling variants are generated for worshipper in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English wirshiper, worchyppar, worscheper, worschepour, worschiper, worschippar, worshipore; equivalent to worship + -er. The correct English form is worshipper, spelled W-O-R-S-H-I-P-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The temple was filled with worshippers.
  2. Sadly, the ever-eager Reverend Judith had not been able to conjure up many worshippers, even though it was Father’s Day. There was just one old dear sitting halfway back, her faulty hearing aid letting off a high-pitched whistle.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wirshiper, worchyppar, worscheper, worschepour, worschiper, worschippar, worshipore; equivalent to worship + -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 "worshipper"?
"worshipper" is spelled W-O-R-S-H-I-P-P-E-R.
What does "worshipper" mean?
As a noun, "worshipper" means: A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.
What is the origin of the word "worshipper"?
Inherited from Middle English wirshiper, worchyppar, worscheper, worschepour, worschiper, worschippar, worshipore; equivalent to worship + -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 "worshipper", 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