# flatter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflætɚ/ · frequency rank #20,359

## Definitions
1. comparative form of flat: more flat

## Etymology
From flat + -er (comparative suffix). Compare Icelandic flatari (“flatter, more flat”).

## Easily confused with
- **flutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatter-vs-flutter)
- **floater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatter-vs-floater)
- **flattery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatter-vs-flattery)
- **father** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/father-vs-flatter)
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faster-vs-flatter)
- **fatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fatter-vs-flatter)
- **fitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitter-vs-flatter)
- **falter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falter-vs-flatter)
- **feather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feather-vs-flatter)
- **flatten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatten-vs-flatter)
- **flanker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flanker-vs-flatter)
- **flatbed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatbed-vs-flatter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`faltter`, `fflatter`, `flater`, `flatetr`, `flatterr`, `flattre`, `fllatter`, `fltater`, `lfatter`

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