# miser

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #49,498

## Definitions
1. A person who hoards money rather than spending it; one who is cheap or extremely parsimonious.
2. A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.
3. A kind of earth auger, typically large-bored and often hand-operated.

## Etymology
From Middle English misser, from Late Latin miser (“wretched, unfortunate, unhappy, miserable, sick, ill, bad, worthless, etc.”).

## Easily confused with
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-miss)
- **mist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mist)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-muse)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mite)
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-myer)
- **mixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mixed)
- **Moses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-moses)
- **Mixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mixer)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-misty)
- **Missy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-missy)
- **mover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mover)
- **mower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mower)
- **muses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-muses)
- **Misha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-misha)
- **mists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mists)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-moser)
- **missa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-missa)
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-missed)
- **misery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-misery)
- **Misses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-misses)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imser`, `miesr`, `miserr`, `misre`, `misser`, `mmiser`, `msier`

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