# Fischer

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #14,538

## Definitions
1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Fischer (“fisherman”).

## Easily confused with
- **fisher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fisher)
- **fishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fishes)
- **fished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fished)
- **fishery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fishery)
- **Fleischer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fleischer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffischer`, `ficsher`, `fisccher`, `fiscehr`, `fischerr`, `fischher`, `fischre`, `fishcer`, `fisscher`, `fsicher`, `ifscher`

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