# voyeur

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɔɪːˈjɜː/ · frequency rank #42,986

## Definitions
1. A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
2. An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

## Etymology
From French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).

## Easily confused with
- **voter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/voter-vs-voyeur)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ovyeur`, `voeyur`, `voyeru`, `voyeurr`, `voyuer`, `voyyeur`, `vvoyeur`, `vyoeur`

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