# hiker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhaɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #37,969

## Definitions
1. One who hikes, especially frequently.

## Etymology
From hike + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **hire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hire)
- **hive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hive)
- **hoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hoke)
- **hired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hired)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-homer)
- **hikes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hikes)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hover)
- **hives** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hives)
- **Hines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hines)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-huber)
- **hoyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hoyer)
- **hokey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hokey)
- **Hitler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hitler)
- **hooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hooker)
- **hitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hitter)
- **hinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hinder)
- **hither** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hither)
- **Hiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hiker-vs-hiller)
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/her-vs-hiker)
- **hide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hide-vs-hiker)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhiker`, `hiekr`, `hikerr`, `hikker`, `hikre`, `hkier`, `ihker`

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