# aviator

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,923

## Definitions
1. An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.
2. An experimenter in aviation.
3. A flying machine.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French aviateur.

## Easily confused with
- **avatar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/avatar-vs-aviator)
- **aviation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aviation-vs-aviator)
- **animator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/animator-vs-aviator)
- **agitator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agitator-vs-aviator)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aivator`, `avaitor`, `aviaotr`, `aviatorr`, `aviatro`, `aviattor`, `avitaor`, `avviator`, `vaiator`

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