# Bauer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbaʊ.əɹ/ · frequency rank #14,699

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
* As a German and Jewish surname, from German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower.
* Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun (ge)būr (“neighbour”), from Old High German bur (“dwelling”).

## Easily confused with
- **ber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-ber)
- **bur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-bur)
- **blue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-blue)
- **beer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-beer)
- **blur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-blur)
- **burr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-burr)
- **Boer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-boer)
- **Baum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-baum)
- **blues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-blues)
- **buyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-buyer)
- **boxer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-boxer)
- **biker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-biker)
- **Bayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-bayer)
- **boner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-boner)
- **bower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-bower)
- **boyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-boyer)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-biter)
- **Bayern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-bayern)
- **beaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-beaver)
- **Baxter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bauer-vs-baxter)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abuer`, `baeur`, `bauerr`, `baure`, `bbauer`, `buaer`

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