# westerner

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,719

## Definitions
1. A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).
2. A native or inhabitant of the west of a region (or of the world as a whole).

## Etymology
From western + -er.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ewsterner`, `wesetrner`, `wessterner`, `westenrer`, `westerenr`, `westernerr`, `westernner`, `westernre`, `westerrner`, `westrener`, `westterner`, `wetserner`, `wseterner`, `wwesterner`

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