# sprayer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɹeɪɚ/ · frequency rank #49,066

## Definitions
1. An object or device used to spray a liquid.
2. An object or device used to spray a liquid.
3. One who sprays.

## Etymology
From spray + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sprays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprayer-vs-sprays)
- **spreader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprayer-vs-spreader)
- **spray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spray-vs-sprayer)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slayer-vs-sprayer)
- **spacer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spacer-vs-sprayer)
- **speaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/speaker-vs-sprayer)
- **sprayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprayed-vs-sprayer)
- **scraper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scraper-vs-sprayer)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psrayer`, `sparyer`, `spprayer`, `spraeyr`, `sprayerr`, `sprayre`, `sprayyer`, `sprrayer`, `spryaer`, `srpayer`, `ssprayer`

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