# scrooge

> English word · Noun · IPA /skɹuːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #30,577

## Definitions
1. A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
2. A person who is grumpy about the Christmas holidays.

## Etymology
From the character Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol.

## Easily confused with
- **stooge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scrooge-vs-stooge)

## Common misspellings (10)
`csrooge`, `sccrooge`, `scoroge`, `scroge`, `scrogoe`, `scrooeg`, `scroogge`, `scrrooge`, `srcooge`, `sscrooge`

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