# spoiler

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɔɪ.lə/ · frequency rank #14,029

## Definitions
1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a despoiler.
2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
3. A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story, or the internal rules controlling the behaviour of a video game, etc.
4. A device to reduce lift and increase drag.
5. A device to reduce lift and increase downforce.
6. A competitor, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another’s victory.

## Etymology
From spoil + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **spoils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spoils)
- **spoilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spoilt)
- **spooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spooner)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spotter)
- **spoil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoil-vs-spoiler)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spider-vs-spoiler)
- **spicer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spicer-vs-spoiler)
- **soiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soiled-vs-spoiler)
- **spoiled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiled-vs-spoiler)

## Common misspellings (10)
`psoiler`, `sopiler`, `spioler`, `spoielr`, `spoilerr`, `spoiller`, `spoilre`, `spolier`, `sppoiler`, `sspoiler`

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