# pastor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑː.stə/ · frequency rank #6,277

## Definitions
1. Someone who tends to a flock of animals: synonym of shepherd.
2. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
3. Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people.
4. A bird, the rosy starling.

## Etymology
From Middle English pastour, from Old French pastor (Modern French pasteur), from Latin pāstor.

## Easily confused with
- **pasty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pasty)
- **pesto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pesto)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-paton)
- **pasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pasts)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-poster)
- **pistol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pistol)
- **pastry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pastry)
- **piston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-piston)
- **Patton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-patton)
- **Paxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-paxton)
- **Payton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-payton)
- **patter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-patter)
- **pester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pester)
- **plaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-plaster)
- **pasture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pasture)
- **pastoral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pastoral)
- **past** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/past-vs-pastor)
- **pasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasta-vs-pastor)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paste-vs-pastor)
- **Pasco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasco-vs-pastor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apstor`, `pasotr`, `passtor`, `pastorr`, `pastro`, `pasttor`, `patsor`, `ppastor`, `psator`

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