# Wagner

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwæɡnɚ/ · frequency rank #11,153

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.
2. Ellipsis of Richard Wagner, German composer (1813–1883).
3. Ellipsis of Wagner Group, a private military group loyal to Russia.
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:
9. A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Wagner (literally “wainwright”), later conflated with wheelwright. See also the English surnames Wainwright and Wheelwright. Doublet of Wagoner.
As the name of a private military company, borrowed from Russian Ва́гнер (Vágner). Reportedly the call sign of Russian GRU officer and company founder Dmitry Utkin, which was ultimately named after German composer Richard Wagner.

## Easily confused with
- **wane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-wane)
- **Water** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-water)
- **Wayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-wayne)
- **Warne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-warne)
- **waver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-waver)
- **winner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-winner)
- **walker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-walker)
- **Walter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-walter)
- **warned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-warned)
- **Warner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-warner)
- **warmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-warmer)
- **wander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-wander)
- **waiter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-waiter)
- **waiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-waiver)
- **washer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-washer)
- **waller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-waller)
- **weiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-weiner)
- **wiener** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-wiener)
- **wanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wagner-vs-wanker)
- **wage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wage-vs-wagner)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awgner`, `wagenr`, `waggner`, `wagnerr`, `wagnner`, `wagnre`, `wanger`, `wganer`, `wwagner`

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