# sunscreen

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,981

## Definitions
1. A topical substance formulated to protect the skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation by absorbing, reflecting or scattering ultraviolet rays.

## Etymology
From sun + screen.

## Common misspellings (14)
`snuscreen`, `ssunscreen`, `suncsreen`, `sunnscreen`, `sunsccreen`, `sunsceren`, `sunscreenn`, `sunscren`, `sunscrene`, `sunscrreen`, `sunsrceen`, `sunsscreen`, `susncreen`, `usnscreen`

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