# falconer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɒl.kən.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #36,555

## Definitions
1. A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey.
2. One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.

## Etymology
From Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, fauconer, from faucon (“falcon”).

## Easily confused with
- **falcon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falcon-vs-falconer)
- **Falcone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falcone-vs-falconer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aflconer`, `facloner`, `falcconer`, `falcnoer`, `falcoenr`, `falconerr`, `falconner`, `falconre`, `fallconer`, `falocner`, `ffalconer`, `flaconer`

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