# Spector

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,527

## Definitions
1. A surname from Yiddish.

## Etymology
From Yiddish ספּעקטאָר (spektor), an occupational surname for a teacher's assistant in a Jewish school.

## Easily confused with
- **spectra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spector-vs-spectra)
- **spectre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spector-vs-spectre)
- **sector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sector-vs-spector)
- **specter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specter-vs-spector)
- **selector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selector-vs-spector)
- **spectator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spectator-vs-spector)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psector`, `sepctor`, `spcetor`, `specctor`, `specotr`, `spectorr`, `spectro`, `specttor`, `spetcor`, `sppector`, `sspector`

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