# dweller

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdwɛlə/ · frequency rank #38,374

## Definitions
1. An inhabitant of a specific place; an inhabitant or denizen.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der.
Proto-Germanic *dwalaz
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną
Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan
Old English dwellan
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Old Norse dveljainflu.
Middle English dwellen
Middle English -ere
Middle English dweller
English dweller
From Middle English dweller, equivalent to dwell + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **dwells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dweller-vs-dwells)
- **dwell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dwell-vs-dweller)
- **Delle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delle-vs-dweller)
- **dealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealer-vs-dweller)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddweller`, `dewller`, `dwelelr`, `dweler`, `dwellerr`, `dwellre`, `dwleler`, `dwweller`, `wdeller`

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