# insurer vs issuer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### insurer
*noun · IPA /ɪnˈʃʊ.ɹə/ · frequency rank #14,343*
One who insures.

### issuer
*noun · frequency rank #26,476*
One who issues, emits, or publishes.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/insurer-vs-issuer