# cutlery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌt.lə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #28,505

## Definitions
1. Sharp cutting utensils.
2. Eating or serving utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.
3. The business of a cutler.

## Etymology
From Middle English cotellerie, cutleri (“the cutler’s art or craft”), from Old French coutelerie (modern French coutellerie).

## Easily confused with
- **cutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cutlery-vs-cutter)
- **cutler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cutler-vs-cutlery)
- **celery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celery-vs-cutlery)
- **Curley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curley-vs-cutlery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccutlery`, `ctulery`, `cultery`, `cutelry`, `cutlerry`, `cutleryy`, `cutleyr`, `cutllery`, `cutlrey`, `cuttlery`, `uctlery`

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