# spooner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspuːnɚ/ · frequency rank #37,231

## Definitions
1. One who spoons; one who engages in spooning.
2. One who spoons; one who engages in spooning.

## Etymology
From spoon + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **spoons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooner-vs-spoons)
- **stoner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooner-vs-stoner)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spooner-vs-spotter)
- **spoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoon-vs-spooner)
- **sooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sooner-vs-spooner)
- **shooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shooter-vs-spooner)
- **scooter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scooter-vs-spooner)
- **spoiler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spoiler-vs-spooner)
- **spinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-spooner)
- **snooker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snooker-vs-spooner)
- **spanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spanner-vs-spooner)
- **schooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/schooner-vs-spooner)

## Common misspellings (10)
`psooner`, `soponer`, `sponer`, `sponoer`, `spooenr`, `spoonerr`, `spoonner`, `spoonre`, `sppooner`, `sspooner`

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