# investor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,571

## Definitions
1. A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

## Etymology
From invest + -or.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`inevstor`, `innvestor`, `invesotr`, `invesstor`, `investorr`, `investro`, `investtor`, `invetsor`, `invsetor`, `invvestor`, `ivnestor`, `nivestor`

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