# avenger

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈvɛndʒə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,673

## Definitions
1. One who avenges or vindicates.
2. One who takes vengeance.

## Etymology
From Middle English avengere; equivalent to avenge + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **avenue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenger-vs-avenue)
- **avengers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenger-vs-avengers)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anger-vs-avenger)
- **avenge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenge-vs-avenger)
- **avenged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avenged-vs-avenger)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aevnger`, `avegner`, `avenegr`, `avengerr`, `avengger`, `avengre`, `avennger`, `avneger`, `avvenger`, `vaenger`

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