# panzer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæntsə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #31,693

## Definitions
1. A tank, especially a German one of World War II.
2. The armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II.

## Etymology
First attested in 1940. Borrowed from German Panzer, from Middle High German Panzer (“armour”), from Old French panciere (“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

## Easily confused with
- **paper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-paper)
- **payer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-payer)
- **Parker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-parker)
- **ponder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-ponder)
- **passer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-passer)
- **Pfizer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-pfizer)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-punter)
- **pauper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-pauper)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-patter)
- **parser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-parser)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-pinter)
- **planner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-planner)
- **planter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panzer-vs-planter)
- **pane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pane-vs-panzer)
- **panel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panel-vs-panzer)
- **panes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panes-vs-panzer)
- **pacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacer-vs-panzer)
- **pager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pager-vs-panzer)
- **Palmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-panzer)
- **packer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packer-vs-panzer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apnzer`, `panezr`, `pannzer`, `panzerr`, `panzre`, `panzzer`, `pazner`, `pnazer`, `ppanzer`

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