# survivor

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈvaɪvə/ · frequency rank #7,185

## Definitions
1. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
2. A person who is able to endure hardship.
3. One who knew a specific decedent.

## Etymology
From survive + -or.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`sruvivor`, `ssurvivor`, `surivvor`, `surrvivor`, `surviovr`, `survivorr`, `survivro`, `survivvor`, `survvior`, `survvivor`, `suvrivor`, `usrvivor`

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