# enabler

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #39,797

## Definitions
1. One who or that which helps something to happen.
2. One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behavior.
3. One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.

## Etymology
From enable + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **enable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enable-vs-enabler)
- **enabled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enabled-vs-enabler)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eanbler`, `enabbler`, `enabelr`, `enablerr`, `enabller`, `enablre`, `enalber`, `enbaler`, `ennabler`, `neabler`

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