# tenner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #46,810

## Definitions
1. A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
2. A kind of 10-kilowatt lamp.
3. A tennis shoe.

## Etymology
From ten + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tense)
- **tenor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tenor)
- **tonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tonne)
- **toner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-toner)
- **tuner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tuner)
- **tennis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tennis)
- **tunnel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tunnel)
- **turner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-turner)
- **tinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tinder)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tinker)
- **tester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tester)
- **tensor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tensor)
- **tether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tether)
- **tinned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tinned)
- **tenses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-tenses)
- **thinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-thinner)
- **tenet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenet-vs-tenner)
- **tender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tender-vs-tenner)
- **temper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/temper-vs-tenner)
- **tended** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tended-vs-tenner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etnner`, `tenenr`, `tener`, `tennerr`, `tennre`, `tnener`, `ttenner`

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