# Mathers

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,767

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Patronymic from Mather.

## Easily confused with
- **maths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-maths)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-matter)
- **mother** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-mother)
- **Mathis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-mathis)
- **matters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-matters)
- **mothers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-mothers)
- **Matthews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mathers-vs-matthews)
- **mates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mates-vs-mathers)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mathers)
- **Maher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mathers)
- **matches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matches-vs-mathers)
- **masters** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/masters-vs-mathers)
- **manners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manners-vs-mathers)

## Common misspellings (11)
`amthers`, `mahters`, `matehrs`, `matherrs`, `matherss`, `mathesr`, `mathhers`, `mathres`, `matthers`, `mmathers`, `mtahers`

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