# Sumner

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsʌmnɚ/ · frequency rank #22,831

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.
2. An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
3. A seaside suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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## Etymology
From Middle English sumner (“summoner”).

## Easily confused with
- **super** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumner-vs-super)
- **supper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumner-vs-supper)
- **surfer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumner-vs-surfer)
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumner-vs-sutter)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumner-vs-sumter)
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summer-vs-sumner)
- **suffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffer-vs-sumner)
- **sooner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sooner-vs-sumner)
- **sucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sucker-vs-sumner)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sinner-vs-sumner)
- **stoner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stoner-vs-sumner)
- **simmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simmer-vs-sumner)
- **somber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somber-vs-sumner)
- **Sommer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sommer-vs-sumner)
- **signer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/signer-vs-sumner)
- **shiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shiner-vs-sumner)
- **Sameer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sameer-vs-sumner)
- **Summers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summers-vs-sumner)
- **slumber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slumber-vs-sumner)
- **stunner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stunner-vs-sumner)

## Common misspellings (9)
`smuner`, `ssumner`, `sumenr`, `summner`, `sumnerr`, `sumnner`, `sumnre`, `sunmer`, `usmner`

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