# Spears

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,973

## Definitions
1. An English surname transferred from the nickname.
2. An unincorporated community in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States.

## Etymology
From Spear + -s. Patronymic of Spear.

## Easily confused with
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-stars)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-swear)
- **Spurs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-spurs)
- **sperm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-sperm)
- **specs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-specs)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-speer)
- **speeds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-speeds)
- **steals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-steals)
- **steaks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-steaks)
- **sprays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-sprays)
- **sweats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-sweats)
- **steers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-steers)
- **Stearns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spears-vs-stearns)
- **seas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seas-vs-spears)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spar-vs-spears)
- **SARS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sars-vs-spears)
- **spas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spas-vs-spears)
- **sear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sear-vs-spears)
- **speak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speak-vs-spears)
- **seats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seats-vs-spears)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psears`, `separs`, `spaers`, `spearrs`, `spearss`, `speasr`, `speras`, `sppears`, `sspears`

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