# Whitaker

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/ · frequency rank #21,422

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
4. A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
From Old English *Hwītæcer (literally “white-acre”).

## Easily confused with
- **Whittier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitaker-vs-whittier)
- **Whittaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whitaker-vs-whittaker)
- **whisker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/whisker-vs-whitaker)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hwitaker`, `whhitaker`, `whiatker`, `whitaekr`, `whitakerr`, `whitakker`, `whitakre`, `whitkaer`, `whtiaker`, `wihtaker`, `wwhitaker`

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