# absorber

> English word · Noun · IPA /əbˈsɔɹ.bɚ/ · frequency rank #40,986

## Definitions
1. Something that absorbs.
2. Something that absorbs.
3. Something that absorbs.
4. A person who absorbs.
5. A set that, under suitable transformations, can contain any set from a given class within a topological space.

## Etymology
From absorb + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **absorb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorb-vs-absorber)
- **absorbed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorbed-vs-absorber)
- **absorbent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorbent-vs-absorber)

## Common misspellings (12)
`abbsorber`, `abosrber`, `absobrer`, `absorbber`, `absorberr`, `absorbre`, `absorebr`, `absorrber`, `absrober`, `abssorber`, `asborber`, `basorber`

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