# learner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ · frequency rank #18,356

## Definitions
1. One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
2. A scholar.

## Etymology
From learn + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **learnt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learner-vs-learnt)
- **leather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learner-vs-leather)
- **learn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learn-vs-learner)
- **leader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leader-vs-learner)
- **larger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larger-vs-learner)
- **leaned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaned-vs-learner)
- **leaner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaner-vs-learner)
- **leaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leaker-vs-learner)
- **learned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learned-vs-learner)

## Common misspellings (10)
`elarner`, `laerner`, `leanrer`, `learenr`, `learnerr`, `learnner`, `learnre`, `learrner`, `leraner`, `llearner`

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