# floater

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfləʊtə/ · frequency rank #47,630

## Definitions
1. A person who floats.
2. A person who floats.
3. A person who floats.
4. A person who floats.
5. A person who floats.
6. A person who floats.
7. A person who floats.
8. A person who floats.
9. A person who floats.
10. A person who floats.
11. A person who floats.
12. A thing which floats.
13. A thing which floats.
14. A thing which floats.
15. A thing which floats.
16. A thing which floats.
17. A thing which floats.
18. A thing which floats.
19. A thing which floats.
20. A thing which floats.
21. A thing which floats.
22. A thing which floats.
23. A thing which floats.
24. A thing which floats.
25. A thing which floats.
26. A thing which floats.

## Etymology
From float + -er (suffix forming agent nouns). Compare Old English flota (“boat, ship", also "sailor, pirate”, literally “floater”), whence Middle English flote (“a fleet of ships", also, "a float, flotation device”).

## Easily confused with
- **flower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floater-vs-flower)
- **foster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floater-vs-foster)
- **footer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floater-vs-footer)
- **flutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floater-vs-flutter)
- **float** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/float-vs-floater)
- **floated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floated-vs-floater)
- **flatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flatter-vs-floater)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ffloater`, `flaoter`, `flloater`, `floaetr`, `floaterr`, `floatre`, `floatter`, `flotaer`, `folater`, `lfoater`

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