# investigator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/ · frequency rank #9,197

## Definitions
1. One who investigates.

## Etymology
Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **instigator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instigator-vs-investigator)
- **investigate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/investigate-vs-investigator)
- **investigation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/investigation-vs-investigator)

## Common misspellings (18)
`inevstigator`, `innvestigator`, `invesitgator`, `invesstigator`, `investgiator`, `investiagtor`, `investigaotr`, `investigatorr`, `investigatro`, `investigattor`, `investiggator`, `investigtaor`, `investtigator`, `invetsigator`, `invsetigator`, `invvestigator`, `ivnestigator`, `nivestigator`

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