# landlord

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlænd.lɔːd/ · frequency rank #8,445

## Definitions
1. A person that leases real property; a lessor.
2. The owner or manager of a public house.
3. A shark, imagined as the owner of the surf to be avoided.

## Etymology
From Middle English londlord, landlorde, from Old English landhlāford, equivalent to land + lord. Cognate with Scots landlaird, Middle Low German lantlord (“homeowner, landlord”).

## Easily confused with
- **Langford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/landlord-vs-langford)

## Common misspellings (13)
`alndlord`, `ladnlord`, `landdlord`, `landllord`, `landlodr`, `landlordd`, `landlorrd`, `landlrod`, `landolrd`, `lanldord`, `lanndlord`, `llandlord`, `lnadlord`

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