# Messier

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛs.i.eɪ/ · frequency rank #37,092

## Definitions
1. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by
2. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by:
3. A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by:

## Easily confused with
- **Messing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messier-vs-messing)
- **Messina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messier-vs-messina)
- **Messi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messi-vs-messier)
- **Meier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meier-vs-messier)
- **Messer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messer-vs-messier)
- **Massie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massie-vs-messier)
- **messiah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messiah-vs-messier)
- **Mercier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercier-vs-messier)
- **meister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meister-vs-messier)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emssier`, `mesier`, `mesiser`, `messeir`, `messierr`, `messire`, `mmessier`, `msesier`

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