# distributor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,878

## Definitions
1. One who or that which distributes.
2. A device that distributes electric current, especially to the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
3. A machine for distributing type.
4. An appliance, such as a roller, in a printing press, for distributing ink.

## Etymology
From distribute + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **distribute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distribute-vs-distributor)
- **distributed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distributed-vs-distributor)
- **distribution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distribution-vs-distributor)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddistributor`, `disrtibutor`, `disstributor`, `distirbutor`, `distrbiutor`, `distribbutor`, `distribtuor`, `distribuotr`, `distributorr`, `distributro`, `distributtor`, `distriubtor`, `distrributor`, `disttributor`, `ditsributor`, `dsitributor`, `idstributor`

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