# mower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈməʊ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,487

## Definitions
1. A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
2. A farm machine used in hay production (sickle mower, finger-bar mower).
3. A person who cuts grass.
4. One who mows (makes grimaces).

## Etymology
From Middle English mowere, equivalent to mow + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mower-vs-myer)
- **Mowers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mower-vs-mowers)
- **moe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moe-vs-mower)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mer-vs-mower)
- **MOR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mor-vs-mower)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mow-vs-mower)
- **more** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/more-vs-mower)
- **move** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/move-vs-mower)
- **mode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mode-vs-mower)
- **mole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mole-vs-mower)
- **moor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moor-vs-mower)
- **mohr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mohr-vs-mower)
- **meer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/meer-vs-mower)
- **mote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mote-vs-mower)
- **Mawr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mawr-vs-mower)
- **money** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/money-vs-mower)
- **model** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/model-vs-mower)
- **moved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moved-vs-mower)
- **moves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moves-vs-mower)
- **motor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/motor-vs-mower)

## Common misspellings (7)
`mmower`, `moewr`, `mowerr`, `mowre`, `mowwer`, `mwoer`, `omwer`

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