# Caspar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæspɚ/ · frequency rank #34,423

## Definitions
1. one of the Magi.
2. A male given name from Old Persian, more popular in the form Jasper.
3. A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.

## Etymology
A name given to one of the Magi in Western church tradition, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more. Compare Hatran Aramaic 𐣢𐣦𐣡𐣣𐣩 (gzbry /⁠Gazzabray⁠/, “a given name”), also from Iranian.

## Easily confused with
- **Cesar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-cesar)
- **casual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-casual)
- **Casper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-casper)
- **castor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-castor)
- **caviar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-caviar)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-caster)
- **Caspian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caspar-vs-caspian)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casa-vs-caspar)
- **capa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/capa-vs-caspar)
- **caper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caper-vs-caspar)
- **Casas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casas-vs-caspar)
- **Caesar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caesar-vs-caspar)
- **camper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/camper-vs-caspar)
- **carpal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carpal-vs-caspar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acspar`, `capsar`, `casapr`, `casparr`, `casppar`, `caspra`, `casspar`, `ccaspar`, `csapar`

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