# skier

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskiːə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,507

## Definitions
1. One who skis.

## Etymology
From ski + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **skin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skin)
- **skip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skip)
- **stir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-stir)
- **Skye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skye)
- **skim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skim)
- **skit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skit)
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-super)
- **skill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skill)
- **skirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skirt)
- **sober** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-sober)
- **skies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skies)
- **skins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skins)
- **steer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-steer)
- **spies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-spies)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-sneer)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-speer)
- **spiel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-spiel)
- **skiff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-skiff)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-spider)
- **sniper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skier-vs-sniper)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ksier`, `siker`, `skeir`, `skierr`, `skire`, `skkier`, `sskier`

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