# owner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈoʊnɚ/ · frequency rank #1,570

## Definitions
1. One who owns something.
2. The captain of a ship.
3. Ellipsis of owner-type jeepney.

## Etymology
From own + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **owns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owner-vs-owns)
- **owners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owner-vs-owners)
- **one** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/one-vs-owner)
- **own** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/own-vs-owner)
- **owe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owe-vs-owner)
- **over** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/over-vs-owner)
- **ones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ones-vs-owner)
- **Owen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owen-vs-owner)
- **owed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owed-vs-owner)
- **omer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/omer-vs-owner)
- **Oder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oder-vs-owner)
- **other** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/other-vs-owner)
- **order** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/order-vs-owner)
- **offer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offer-vs-owner)
- **older** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/older-vs-owner)
- **owned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/owned-vs-owner)
- **outer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/outer-vs-owner)
- **otter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/otter-vs-owner)
- **Olney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olney-vs-owner)
- **opener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opener-vs-owner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`onwer`, `owenr`, `ownerr`, `ownner`, `ownre`, `owwner`, `woner`

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