# sorcerer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɔːsəɹə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #24,316

## Definitions
1. A magician or wizard. Sometimes specifically male.
2. A person whose skills or abilities appear almost magical.

## Etymology
From Middle English sorcerere, from stem sorcer- (as in sorceresse and sorcery) + -ere, from Old French sorcer, sorcier, from Early Medieval Latin sortiārius, derived from Latin sortem (“fate, fortune”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind”).

## Easily confused with
- **sorcery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcerer-vs-sorcery)
- **sorceress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorcerer-vs-sorceress)

## Common misspellings (12)
`osrcerer`, `socrerer`, `sorccerer`, `sorceerr`, `sorcererr`, `sorcerre`, `sorcerrer`, `sorcreer`, `sorecrer`, `sorrcerer`, `srocerer`, `ssorcerer`

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