# widower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɪdoʊɚ/ · frequency rank #28,087

## Definitions
1. A man whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); a man in relation to his late spouse; masculine of widow.

## Etymology
From Middle English widwer, equivalent to widow + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **wider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wider-vs-widower)
- **widow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/widow-vs-widower)
- **widowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/widowed-vs-widower)

## Common misspellings (10)
`iwdower`, `wdiower`, `widdower`, `widoewr`, `widowerr`, `widowre`, `widowwer`, `widwoer`, `wiodwer`, `wwidower`

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