# drawer

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɹɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #9,880

## Definitions
1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
2. A side panel containing supplementary content.
3. Attributive form of drawers.

## Etymology
From draw (“to move by pulling”) + -er; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.

## Easily confused with
- **drawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-drawn)
- **draws** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-draws)
- **dryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-dryer)
- **drier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-drier)
- **driver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-driver)
- **drawers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-drawers)
- **dreamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drawer-vs-dreamer)
- **draw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draw-vs-drawer)
- **drake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drake-vs-drawer)
- **Dawes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dawes-vs-drawer)
- **drape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drape-vs-drawer)
- **dealer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealer-vs-drawer)
- **diaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diaper-vs-drawer)
- **draper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draper-vs-drawer)
- **draped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/draped-vs-drawer)
- **drapes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drapes-vs-drawer)
- **drapery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/drapery-vs-drawer)

## Common misspellings (9)
`darwer`, `ddrawer`, `draewr`, `drawerr`, `drawre`, `drawwer`, `drrawer`, `drwaer`, `rdawer`

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