# Spurs

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /spɜː(ɹ)z/ · frequency rank #7,182

## Definitions
1. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
2. San Antonio Spurs
3. An occupational surname from Middle English

## Etymology
From spur.

## Easily confused with
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sus)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sure)
- **sums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sums)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-surf)
- **suns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-suns)
- **SUVs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-suvs)
- **suds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-suds)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sura)
- **stars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-stars)
- **studs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-studs)
- **spurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-spurt)
- **sturt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sturt)
- **Sturm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spurs-vs-sturm)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sps-vs-spurs)
- **SPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spr-vs-spurs)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sour-vs-spurs)
- **spun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spun-vs-spurs)
- **spur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spur-vs-spurs)
- **slur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slur-vs-spurs)
- **sous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sous-vs-spurs)

## Common misspellings (8)
`psurs`, `sppurs`, `sprus`, `spurrs`, `spurss`, `spusr`, `sspurs`, `suprs`

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