# provider

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈvaɪ.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,087

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, provides a service, commodity, or the means for subsistence.

## Etymology
From provide + -er. Since 15th century.

## Easily confused with
- **provides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provider-vs-provides)
- **provide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provide-vs-provider)
- **provided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provided-vs-provider)
- **profiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profiler-vs-provider)
- **provident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/provident-vs-provider)

## Common misspellings (12)
`porvider`, `pprovider`, `proivder`, `provdier`, `providder`, `providerr`, `providre`, `proviedr`, `provvider`, `prrovider`, `prvoider`, `rpovider`

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