# panther

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpænθɚ/ · frequency rank #12,119

## Definitions
1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
4. A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
5. A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).

## Etymology
From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

## Easily confused with
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-punter)
- **panzer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-panzer)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-patter)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-pinter)
- **partner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-partner)
- **panties** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-panties)
- **planter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panther-vs-planter)
- **pander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pander-vs-panther)
- **painter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/painter-vs-panther)
- **pantheon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pantheon-vs-panther)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apnther`, `panhter`, `pannther`, `pantehr`, `pantherr`, `panthher`, `panthre`, `pantther`, `patnher`, `pnather`, `ppanther`

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