# prosecutor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ · frequency rank #7,836

## Definitions
1. A prosecuting attorney.
2. A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

## Etymology
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **protector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosecutor-vs-protector)
- **prospector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosecutor-vs-prospector)
- **prosecute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosecute-vs-prosecutor)
- **projector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/projector-vs-prosecutor)
- **prosecution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prosecution-vs-prosecutor)

## Common misspellings (15)
`porsecutor`, `pprosecutor`, `proescutor`, `prosceutor`, `proseccutor`, `prosectuor`, `prosecuotr`, `prosecutorr`, `prosecutro`, `prosecuttor`, `proseuctor`, `prossecutor`, `prrosecutor`, `prsoecutor`, `rposecutor`

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