# container

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈteɪnə/ · frequency rank #6,775

## Definitions
1. Someone who contains; something that contains.
2. Someone who contains; something that contains.
3. Someone who contains; something that contains.
4. Someone who contains; something that contains.
5. Someone who contains; something that contains.
6. Someone who contains; something that contains.
7. Someone who contains; something that contains.
8. Someone who contains; something that contains.
9. Someone who contains; something that contains.

## Etymology
From Middle English conteyner, equivalent to contain + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **contains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/container-vs-contains)
- **contain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contain-vs-container)
- **contained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contained-vs-container)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccontainer`, `cnotainer`, `conatiner`, `conntainer`, `contaienr`, `containerr`, `containner`, `containre`, `contanier`, `contianer`, `conttainer`, `cotnainer`, `ocntainer`

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