# Chaucer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɔːsə/ · frequency rank #35,216

## Definitions
1. A rare medieval English surname from Old French.
2. A rare medieval English surname from Old French.

## Etymology
From Middle English Chaucer, from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”), from chauces (“clothing for the legs, breeches, pantaloons, hose”). Compare the modern loanword chausse.

## Easily confused with
- **Chauncey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaucer-vs-chauncey)
- **chance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chance-vs-chaucer)
- **cancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cancer-vs-chaucer)
- **chaser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaser-vs-chaucer)
- **chapter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chapter-vs-chaucer)
- **chances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chances-vs-chaucer)
- **chamber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chamber-vs-chaucer)
- **charter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charter-vs-chaucer)
- **charger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charger-vs-chaucer)
- **changer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/changer-vs-chaucer)
- **chatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatter-vs-chaucer)
- **chancel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chancel-vs-chaucer)
- **charmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charmer-vs-chaucer)
- **chancery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chancery-vs-chaucer)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cahucer`, `cchaucer`, `chacuer`, `chauccer`, `chaucerr`, `chaucre`, `chauecr`, `chhaucer`, `chuacer`, `hcaucer`

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