# counselor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,726

## Definitions
1. A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
2. A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
3. An attorney.
4. A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
5. A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.

## Etymology
From Middle English conseillour, counseiler, from Anglo-Norman cunseiler, cunseiliour, from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, agent noun from cōnsilior (“I take counsel”), from cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”). Compare councilor. Displaced native Middle English redere, Middle English redesman, and Middle English redyeve, from Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”).

## Easily confused with
- **counsel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/counsel-vs-counselor)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccounselor`, `conuselor`, `couneslor`, `counnselor`, `counsellor`, `counselorr`, `counselro`, `counseolr`, `counsleor`, `counsselor`, `cousnelor`, `cuonselor`, `ocunselor`

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