# tamper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæm.pə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,446

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that tamps.
2. A person or thing that tamps.
3. A person or thing that tamps.

## Etymology
From tamp + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tape)
- **timer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-timer)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-taper)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-taser)
- **Tempe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tempe)
- **tater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tater)
- **timber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-timber)
- **temper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-temper)
- **tapped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tapped)
- **tanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tanner)
- **tanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tanker)
- **topper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-topper)
- **tampon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tampon)
- **taster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-taster)
- **tapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tapper)
- **tasker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tasker)
- **tipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-tipper)
- **trapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamper-vs-trapper)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tame-vs-tamper)
- **Tampa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tampa-vs-tamper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`atmper`, `tamepr`, `tammper`, `tamperr`, `tampper`, `tampre`, `tapmer`, `tmaper`, `ttamper`

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