# connector

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈnɛktɚ/ · frequency rank #15,589

## Definitions
1. One who connects; a networker.
2. A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
3. A highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
4. A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
5. A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
6. A map which can be defined for a linear connection.
7. Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.

## Etymology
From connect + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **connects** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connector-vs-connects)
- **connect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connect-vs-connector)
- **connected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connected-vs-connector)
- **collector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/collector-vs-connector)
- **conductor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conductor-vs-connector)
- **connection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connection-vs-connector)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cconnector`, `cnonector`, `conector`, `conenctor`, `conncetor`, `connecctor`, `connecotr`, `connectorr`, `connectro`, `connecttor`, `connetcor`, `ocnnector`

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