# swimmer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɪm.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,287

## Definitions
1. One who swims.
2. A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
3. A webfooted aquatic bird.
4. A sperm.
5. A Norfolk dumpling.

## Etymology
From Middle English swimmere, equivalent to swim + -er. The dumplings are so called because they are often served in stew.

## Easily confused with
- **swinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimmer-vs-swinger)
- **swimmers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimmer-vs-swimmers)
- **swimwear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swimmer-vs-swimwear)
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summer-vs-swimmer)
- **simmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simmer-vs-swimmer)
- **Sommer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sommer-vs-swimmer)
- **shimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shimmer-vs-swimmer)
- **scammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scammer-vs-swimmer)
- **slimmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slimmer-vs-swimmer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`siwmmer`, `sswimmer`, `swimemr`, `swimer`, `swimmerr`, `swimmre`, `swmimer`, `swwimmer`, `wsimmer`

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