# lesser

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈlɛsɚ/ · frequency rank #5,806

## Definitions
1. comparative form of little: more little

## Etymology
From less + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **loser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-loser)
- **lever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-lever)
- **letter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-letter)
- **lesson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-lesson)
- **Lester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-lester)
- **lister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-lister)
- **looser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-looser)
- **luster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lesser-vs-luster)
- **less** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/less-vs-lesser)
- **leer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leer-vs-lesser)
- **laser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/laser-vs-lesser)
- **lease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lease-vs-lesser)
- **leper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leper-vs-lesser)
- **leger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leger-vs-lesser)
- **leader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leader-vs-lesser)
- **lenses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lenses-vs-lesser)
- **lender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lender-vs-lesser)
- **leased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leased-vs-lesser)
- **ledger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ledger-vs-lesser)
- **leases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leases-vs-lesser)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elsser`, `leser`, `lesesr`, `lesserr`, `lessre`, `llesser`, `lseser`

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