# spender

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɛndə/ · frequency rank #39,101

## Definitions
1. A person who spends money.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spendere, equivalent to spend + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-spider)
- **spyder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-spyder)
- **spinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-spinner)
- **Spenser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-spenser)
- **splendor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-splendor)
- **spreader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spender-vs-spreader)
- **spend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spend-vs-spender)
- **speer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speer-vs-spender)
- **Spence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spence-vs-spender)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sender-vs-spender)
- **sander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-spender)
- **speaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speaker-vs-spender)
- **Spencer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spencer-vs-spender)
- **slender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slender-vs-spender)
- **slander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slander-vs-spender)
- **specter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/specter-vs-spender)
- **spandex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spandex-vs-spender)
- **spanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanner-vs-spender)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psender`, `sepnder`, `spedner`, `spendder`, `spenderr`, `spendre`, `spenedr`, `spennder`, `spneder`, `sppender`, `sspender`

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