# toner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtoʊnɚ/ · frequency rank #26,630

## Definitions
1. Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
2. Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.
3. A musician, particularly one who plays a wind instrument.
4. A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair.

## Etymology
From tone + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tor)
- **tour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tour)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tony)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tons)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tune)
- **tore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tore)
- **Toni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-toni)
- **tote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tote)
- **tong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tong)
- **Tyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tyne)
- **tonk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tonk)
- **tower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tower)
- **Tyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tyler)
- **towel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-towel)
- **tuned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tuned)
- **tunes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tunes)
- **tones** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tones)
- **tonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tonic)
- **towed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-towed)
- **tonne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-tonne)

## Common misspellings (7)
`otner`, `tnoer`, `toenr`, `tonerr`, `tonner`, `tonre`, `ttoner`

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