# employer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ · frequency rank #4,942

## Definitions
1. A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person.

## Etymology
From employ + -er, first attested in the late 16th century. Compare French employeur.

## Easily confused with
- **empower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employer-vs-empower)
- **explorer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employer-vs-explorer)
- **employ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employ-vs-employer)
- **employee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employee-vs-employer)
- **employed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employed-vs-employer)
- **employees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/employees-vs-employer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`emlpoyer`, `emmployer`, `emplloyer`, `emploeyr`, `employerr`, `employre`, `employyer`, `emplyoer`, `empolyer`, `empployer`, `epmloyer`, `meployer`

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