# señor

> English word · Noun · IPA /seɪnˈjɔɹ/ · frequency rank #40,438

## Definitions
1. A Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or an older man.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish señor. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

## Easily confused with
- **SEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-seo)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-ser)
- **Snr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snr)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sor)
- **sent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sent)
- **snow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snow)
- **sens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sens)
- **snob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snob)
- **snot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snot)
- **sense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sense)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sewer)
- **synod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-synod)
- **sonar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sonar)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sever)
- **snort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snort)
- **seton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-seton)
- **snore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-snore)
- **sensor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sensor)
- **sentry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sentry)
- **Sonora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-sonora)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esñor`, `seoñr`, `señorr`, `señro`, `sseñor`, `sñeor`

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