# sharper

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃɑɹpɚ/ · frequency rank #21,062

## Definitions
1. comparative form of sharp: more sharp

## Etymology
From sharp + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **shaver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shaver)
- **sharps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-sharps)
- **shorter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shorter)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-starter)
- **smarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-smarter)
- **sharply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-sharply)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shatter)
- **shopper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shopper)
- **shipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shipper)
- **snapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-snapper)
- **shearer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shearer)
- **Shatner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-shatner)
- **sharpie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharper-vs-sharpie)
- **share** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/share-vs-sharper)
- **shape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shape-vs-sharper)
- **sharp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharp-vs-sharper)
- **shared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shared-vs-sharper)
- **shares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shares-vs-sharper)
- **shaped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaped-vs-sharper)
- **shapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shapes-vs-sharper)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsarper`, `sahrper`, `shaprer`, `sharepr`, `sharperr`, `sharpper`, `sharpre`, `sharrper`, `shharper`, `shraper`, `ssharper`

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