# Khmer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈmɛə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #23,582

## Definitions
1. The national language of Cambodia, part of the Mon-Khmer language family.
2. An abugida used to write the Khmer language and sometimes Pali.

## Etymology
From Khmer ខ្មែរ (khmae).
Attributed to the Pali term khemara (“one who is wholesome”). The elision form, ក្មេរ (kmera), is found in ancient stone inscriptions, or a borrowing from Northern Khmer เขมร (/⁠khmɛːr⁠/).

## Easily confused with
- **Kumar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-kumar)
- **Kramer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-kramer)
- **Kohler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-kohler)
- **khyber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-khyber)
- **Kimber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-kimber)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ker-vs-khmer)
- **kemper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kemper-vs-khmer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`hkmer`, `khemr`, `khhmer`, `khmerr`, `khmmer`, `khmre`, `kkhmer`, `kmher`

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