# Maurer

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,751

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. A neighbourhood of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Former name: Barber.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Maurer.

## Easily confused with
- **Mayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maurer-vs-mayer)
- **mauve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maurer-vs-mauve)
- **murder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maurer-vs-murder)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mare-vs-maurer)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marr-vs-maurer)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maker-vs-maurer)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-maurer)
- **Maher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-maurer)
- **Maude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maude-vs-maurer)
- **mares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mares-vs-maurer)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maura-vs-maurer)
- **Marek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marek-vs-maurer)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matter-vs-maurer)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/master-vs-maurer)
- **manner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manner-vs-maurer)
- **mature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mature-vs-maurer)
- **marker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marker-vs-maurer)
- **manure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manure-vs-maurer)
- **marred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marred-vs-maurer)
- **manger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/manger-vs-maurer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amurer`, `maruer`, `mauerr`, `maurerr`, `maurre`, `maurrer`, `mmaurer`, `muarer`

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