# senior

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsinjɚ/ · frequency rank #1,285

## Definitions
1. Older.
2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
3. Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
4. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.

## Etymology
From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

## Easily confused with
- **señor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-senor)
- **sensor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-sensor)
- **sexier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-sexier)
- **señora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-senora)
- **sensory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senior-vs-sensory)
- **sector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sector-vs-senior)
- **savior** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savior-vs-senior)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sender-vs-senior)
- **senile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senile-vs-senior)
- **senator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senator-vs-senior)

## Common misspellings (8)
`esnior`, `seinor`, `seniorr`, `seniro`, `sennior`, `senoir`, `sneior`, `ssenior`

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