# instructor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈstɹʌktɚ/ · frequency rank #6,925

## Definitions
1. One who instructs; a teacher.

## Etymology
From Latin instructor, equivalent to instruct + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **instruct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruct-vs-instructor)
- **instructed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instructed-vs-instructor)
- **instruction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruction-vs-instructor)

## Common misspellings (16)
`innstructor`, `insrtuctor`, `insstructor`, `instrcutor`, `instrructor`, `instrucctor`, `instrucotr`, `instructorr`, `instructro`, `instructtor`, `instrutcor`, `insttructor`, `insturctor`, `intsructor`, `isntructor`, `nistructor`

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