# jailer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #46,555

## Definitions
1. One who enforces confinement in a jail or prison.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gayoler, gayler, jayler, from Old French jaiolier, gaiolier, from jaiole. By surface analysis, jail + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Jaime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jaime)
- **jails** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jails)
- **jasper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jasper)
- **Javier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-javier)
- **Jaipur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jaipur)
- **Jammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jammer)
- **joiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-joiner)
- **Jaylen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jaylen)
- **jail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jail-vs-jailer)
- **jailed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailed-vs-jailer)
- **jagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jailer)
- **jaeger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jailer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ajiler`, `jaielr`, `jailerr`, `jailler`, `jailre`, `jalier`, `jialer`, `jjailer`

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