# tanner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtænɚ/ · frequency rank #13,823

## Definitions
1. A person whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into leather by the use of tan.
2. A person who applies a tan (especially a spray tan) on someone's skin.
3. A long-horned beetle of species Prionus coriarius.

## Etymology
From Middle English tannere, from Old English tannere; and Old French tannour, equivalent to tan + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-taper)
- **tonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tonne)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-taser)
- **toner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-toner)
- **tuner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tuner)
- **tater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tater)
- **tunnel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tunnel)
- **turner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-turner)
- **tender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tender)
- **tinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tinder)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tinker)
- **taster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-taster)
- **tapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tapper)
- **tinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tinned)
- **tasker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tasker)
- **tenner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-tenner)
- **trainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-trainer)
- **thinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-thinner)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tanner)
- **tamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamer-vs-tanner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atnner`, `tanenr`, `taner`, `tannerr`, `tannre`, `tnaner`, `ttanner`

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