# groupie

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹuːpi/ · frequency rank #44,237

## Definitions
1. A fan, especially a young female fan of a male singer or rock group; a person who seeks intimacy (most often physical, sometimes emotional) with a celebrity, usually a rock 'n' roll artist or band member.
2. Any dedicated fan of something.
3. A group captain.

## Etymology
From group + -ie (“person associated”). In the fan sense, from 1967.

## Easily confused with
- **groups** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groupie-vs-groups)
- **grouse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groupie-vs-grouse)
- **grouping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groupie-vs-grouping)
- **groupies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/groupie-vs-groupies)
- **group** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/group-vs-groupie)
- **grope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grope-vs-groupie)
- **grouped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grouped-vs-groupie)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggroupie`, `gorupie`, `gropuie`, `grouipe`, `groupei`, `grouppie`, `grroupie`, `gruopie`, `rgoupie`

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