# gawker

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,074

## Definitions
1. Someone who gawks; someone who stares stupidly.

## Etymology
From gawk + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Gower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gawker-vs-gower)
- **gamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gamer-vs-gawker)
- **gather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gather-vs-gawker)
- **garner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garner-vs-gawker)
- **gasket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gasket-vs-gawker)
- **garter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garter-vs-gawker)
- **gander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gander-vs-gawker)
- **gaffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaffer-vs-gawker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agwker`, `gakwer`, `gawekr`, `gawkerr`, `gawkker`, `gawkre`, `gawwker`, `ggawker`, `gwaker`

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