# mister

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪstəɹ/ · frequency rank #13,761

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
2. A man.

## Etymology
Unaccented variant of master, attested since the 15th century.

## Easily confused with
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mite)
- **Mixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mixer)
- **misty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-misty)
- **mists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mists)
- **moser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-moser)
- **muster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-muster)
- **mutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mutter)
- **monster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-monster)
- **mystery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mystery)
- **Munster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-munster)
- **mobster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mister-vs-mobster)
- **mist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mist-vs-mister)
- **meter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meter-vs-mister)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miner-vs-mister)
- **mater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mater-vs-mister)
- **miser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miser-vs-mister)
- **matter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matter-vs-mister)
- **master** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/master-vs-mister)
- **missed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missed-vs-mister)
- **Miller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miller-vs-mister)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imster`, `misetr`, `misster`, `misterr`, `mistre`, `mistter`, `mitser`, `mmister`, `msiter`

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