# surveyor

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈveɪə/ · frequency rank #18,200

## Definitions
1. A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
2. One who carries out a survey or poll.
3. A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor. By surface analysis, survey + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **survivor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surveyor-vs-survivor)
- **survey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/survey-vs-surveyor)

## Common misspellings (12)
`sruveyor`, `ssurveyor`, `surevyor`, `surrveyor`, `surveoyr`, `surveyorr`, `surveyro`, `surveyyor`, `survveyor`, `survyeor`, `suvreyor`, `usrveyor`

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