# fastener

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfæsənɚ/ · frequency rank #47,622

## Definitions
1. Something or someone that fastens.
2. Something or someone that fastens.

## Etymology
From fasten + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastener-vs-faster)
- **fasten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fasten-vs-fastener)
- **fastened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fastened-vs-fastener)

## Common misspellings (12)
`afstener`, `fasetner`, `fasstener`, `fasteenr`, `fastenerr`, `fastenner`, `fastenre`, `fastneer`, `fasttener`, `fatsener`, `ffastener`, `fsatener`

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