# competitor

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/ · frequency rank #9,453

## Definitions
1. A person or organization against whom one is competing.
2. A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
3. Partner, associate, one working with another toward a common goal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compétiteur, from Latin competitor.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ccompetitor`, `cmopetitor`, `comeptitor`, `commpetitor`, `compeittor`, `competiotr`, `competitorr`, `competitro`, `competittor`, `compettior`, `compettitor`, `comppetitor`, `compteitor`, `copmetitor`, `ocmpetitor`

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