# cater

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkeɪtə/ · frequency rank #13,880

## Definitions
1. To provide, particularly
2. To provide
3. To provide
4. To provide

## Etymology
From Middle English catour (“acater, provisioner”), aphetic form of acatour (“acater”), from Old French acater (“to buy, to purchase”). Equivalent to cate + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-ctr)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cte)
- **cute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cute)
- **cats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cats)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cave)
- **cite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cite)
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cher)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cato)
- **cote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cote)
- **Cath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cath)
- **cover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cover)
- **cited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cited)
- **cheer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cheer)
- **caves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-caves)
- **cites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cites)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cathy)
- **cider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-cider)
- **crate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-crate)
- **caved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-caved)
- **comer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cater-vs-comer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acter`, `caetr`, `caterr`, `catre`, `catter`, `ccater`, `ctaer`

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