# inventor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/ · frequency rank #13,177

## Definitions
1. One who invents, either as a hobby or as an occupation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inventor. By surface analysis, invent + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **investor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inventor-vs-investor)
- **inverter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inventor-vs-inverter)
- **inventory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inventor-vs-inventory)
- **invent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invent-vs-inventor)
- **invented** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invented-vs-inventor)
- **injector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/injector-vs-inventor)
- **invention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invention-vs-inventor)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inevntor`, `innventor`, `invenntor`, `invenotr`, `inventorr`, `inventro`, `inventtor`, `invetnor`, `invnetor`, `invventor`, `ivnentor`, `niventor`

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