# wanderer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɑndəɹɚ/ · frequency rank #28,787

## Definitions
1. One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.
2. Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.
3. The wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans.

## Etymology
From Middle English wanderere, wandrere, wanderare, equivalent to wander + -er. Cognate with Scots wanderer, wandirer (“wanderer”), Dutch wandelaar (“walker, hiker”), German Wanderer (“wanderer”), Danish vandrer (“wanderer”), Swedish vandrare (“wanderer”), Norwegian vandrer (“wanderer”).

## Easily confused with
- **wondered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanderer-vs-wondered)
- **wander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wander-vs-wanderer)
- **wandered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wandered-vs-wanderer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`awnderer`, `wadnerer`, `wandderer`, `wandeerr`, `wandererr`, `wanderre`, `wanderrer`, `wandreer`, `wanedrer`, `wannderer`, `wnaderer`, `wwanderer`

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