# auditor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔːdɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #15,338

## Definitions
1. One who audits bookkeeping accounts.
2. In many jurisdictions, an elected or appointed public official in charge of the public accounts; a comptroller.
3. One who audits an academic course; who attends the lectures but does not earn academic credit.
4. One who listens, typically as a member of an audience.
5. One trained to perform spiritual guidance procedures.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman auditour, from Latin audītor (“hearer, auditor”).

## Easily confused with
- **audits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auditor-vs-audits)
- **auditory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/auditor-vs-auditory)
- **audio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audio-vs-auditor)
- **audit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audit-vs-auditor)
- **audition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/audition-vs-auditor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aduitor`, `audditor`, `audiotr`, `auditorr`, `auditro`, `audittor`, `audtior`, `auidtor`, `uaditor`

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