# teacher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtiː.t͡ʃə/ · frequency rank #1,411

## Definitions
1. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
2. The index finger; the forefinger.
3. An indication; a lesson.
4. The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.

## Etymology
From Middle English techere, equivalent to teach + -er. More at teach.

## Easily confused with
- **teaser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-teaser)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-tracer)
- **tether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-tether)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-tracker)
- **trachea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-trachea)
- **teachers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-teachers)
- **thatcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-thatcher)
- **treachery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teacher-vs-treachery)
- **teach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teach-vs-teacher)

## Common misspellings (10)
`etacher`, `taecher`, `teaccher`, `teacehr`, `teacherr`, `teachher`, `teachre`, `teahcer`, `tecaher`, `tteacher`

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