# elevator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ · frequency rank #7,683

## Definitions
1. Anything that raises or uplifts.
2. A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
3. A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
4. A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
5. A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
6. Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
7. A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

## Etymology
From elevate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **Eleanor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eleanor-vs-elevator)
- **elevate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elevate-vs-elevator)
- **elector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elector-vs-elevator)
- **elevated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elevated-vs-elevator)
- **elevation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elevation-vs-elevator)

## Common misspellings (11)
`eelvator`, `eleavtor`, `elevaotr`, `elevatorr`, `elevatro`, `elevattor`, `elevtaor`, `elevvator`, `ellevator`, `elveator`, `leevator`

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