# sprinter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspɹɪn.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #22,823

## Definitions
1. One who sprints.

## Etymology
From sprint + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sprite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprinter-vs-sprite)
- **sprites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprinter-vs-sprites)
- **stricter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprinter-vs-stricter)
- **stringer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprinter-vs-stringer)
- **sprint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprint-vs-sprinter)
- **spinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinner-vs-sprinter)
- **springer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/springer-vs-sprinter)
- **splinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splinter-vs-sprinter)
- **splitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splitter-vs-sprinter)
- **spinster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spinster-vs-sprinter)
- **sprinkler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sprinkler-vs-sprinter)
- **sphincter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sphincter-vs-sprinter)

## Common misspellings (13)
`psrinter`, `spirnter`, `spprinter`, `sprinetr`, `sprinnter`, `sprinterr`, `sprintre`, `sprintter`, `spritner`, `sprniter`, `sprrinter`, `srpinter`, `ssprinter`

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