# Spencer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈspɛnsə/ · frequency rank #6,418

## Definitions
1. An English surname originating as an occupation.
2. A unisex given name.
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22. An English earldom.

## Etymology
An occupational surname from Middle English Spenser, Spencer, Spensier, from the common noun spenser (“spencer”), denoting someone who works in a spense (“spence”), or as a butler or steward.

## Easily confused with
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spicer)
- **spinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spinner)
- **spender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spender)
- **Spenser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spenser)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speer-vs-spencer)
- **Spence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spence-vs-spencer)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sender-vs-spencer)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spacer-vs-spencer)
- **speaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speaker-vs-spencer)
- **slender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slender-vs-spencer)
- **specter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specter-vs-spencer)
- **spanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanner-vs-spencer)
- **silencer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/silencer-vs-spencer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psencer`, `sepncer`, `specner`, `spenccer`, `spencerr`, `spencre`, `spenecr`, `spenncer`, `spnecer`, `sppencer`, `sspencer`

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