# turner

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɝ.nɚ/ · frequency rank #5,279

## Definitions
1. One who or that which turns.
2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
4. A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
5. A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.

## Etymology
From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn + -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

## Easily confused with
- **turns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turner-vs-turns)
- **turret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turner-vs-turret)
- **turnip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turner-vs-turnip)
- **turnover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turner-vs-turnover)
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turn-vs-turner)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tune-vs-turner)
- **tuned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuned-vs-turner)
- **tunes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tunes-vs-turner)
- **toner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toner-vs-turner)
- **tuner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuner-vs-turner)
- **trier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trier-vs-turner)
- **tuber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuber-vs-turner)
- **turned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turned-vs-turner)
- **turkey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turkey-vs-turner)
- **tunnel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tunnel-vs-turner)
- **tucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tucker-vs-turner)
- **tanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanner-vs-turner)
- **tenner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenner-vs-turner)
- **tourney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tourney-vs-turner)

## Common misspellings (9)
`truner`, `tturner`, `tunrer`, `turenr`, `turnerr`, `turnner`, `turnre`, `turrner`, `utrner`

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