# vicar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈvɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #17,990

## Definitions
1. In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
2. In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
3. A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.

## Etymology
From Middle English vicar, viker, vikyr, vicaire, vicare, a borrowing from Anglo-Norman vikare, vicare, vikaire, vikere and Old French vicaire (“deputy, second in command”), from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substitute”).

## Easily confused with
- **vice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vice)
- **visa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-visa)
- **vita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vita)
- **viva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-viva)
- **Vick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vick)
- **vila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vila)
- **vital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vital)
- **vocal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vocal)
- **viral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-viral)
- **Vicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vicky)
- **Vijay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vijay)
- **viper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-viper)
- **Vicki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vicki)
- **vigor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vigor)
- **visor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-visor)
- **Vichy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vichy)
- **Virat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-virat)
- **Vikas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vikas)
- **vocab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-vocab)
- **victor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vicar-vs-victor)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ivcar`, `vciar`, `viacr`, `vicarr`, `viccar`, `vicra`, `vvicar`

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