# silencer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,564

## Definitions
1. Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
2. Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
3. Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
4. Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.

## Etymology
From silence + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Spencer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silencer-vs-spencer)
- **slender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silencer-vs-slender)
- **silence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silence-vs-silencer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`islencer`, `sielncer`, `silecner`, `silenccer`, `silencerr`, `silencre`, `silenecr`, `silenncer`, `sillencer`, `silnecer`, `sliencer`, `ssilencer`

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