# footballer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʊtbɔːlə/ · frequency rank #11,386

## Definitions
1. One who plays association football.
2. Any fish in the kyphosid subfamily Microcanthinae.
3. One who plays American football.

## Etymology
From football + -er. For the kyphosid sense, named for the resemblance of their stripes to football uniforms.

## Easily confused with
- **football** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/football-vs-footballer)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffootballer`, `foobtaller`, `footabller`, `footbalelr`, `footbaler`, `footballerr`, `footballre`, `footbballer`, `footblaler`, `foottballer`, `fotballer`, `fotoballer`, `ofotballer`

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