# listener

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɪsənə/ · frequency rank #14,581

## Definitions
1. Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
2. A function that runs in response to an event; an event handler.
3. A person's ear.
4. A musical anthology.

## Etymology
From listen + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **lister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listener-vs-lister)
- **listeners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listener-vs-listeners)
- **listen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listen-vs-listener)
- **listened** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/listened-vs-listener)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilstener`, `lisetner`, `lisstener`, `listeenr`, `listenerr`, `listenner`, `listenre`, `listneer`, `listtener`, `litsener`, `llistener`, `lsitener`

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