# flyer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,347

## Definitions
1. That which flies, as a bird or insect.
2. A machine that flies.
3. An airplane pilot.
4. A person who travels by airplane.
5. A leaflet, often for advertising.
6. The part of a spinning machine that twists the thread as it takes it to and winds it on the bobbin
7. An arch that connects a flying buttress into the structure it supports.
8. A person who is lifted and/or thrown by another person or persons.
9. A stray shot away from the group on a target.
10. A standard rectangular step of a staircase (as opposed to a winder).
11. A female kangaroo; a roo; a doe; a jill.
12. A leap or jump.
13. A risky investment or other venture.
14. A fast-moving person or thing.
15. A false start
16. Synonym of flying cymbal.

## Etymology
From fly + -er (agent noun suffix).
With regard to the sense "female kangaroo": because of the high speed at which they move.

## Easily confused with
- **Flynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-flynn)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-foyer)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-freer)
- **fryer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-fryer)
- **fuller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-fuller)
- **folder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-folder)
- **flyover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flyer-vs-flyover)
- **fly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fly-vs-flyer)
- **fer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fer-vs-flyer)
- **flew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flew-vs-flyer)
- **fled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fled-vs-flyer)
- **flee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flee-vs-flyer)
- **flex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flex-vs-flyer)
- **flea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flea-vs-flyer)
- **Faye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faye-vs-flyer)
- **flue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flue-vs-flyer)
- **flor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flor-vs-flyer)
- **floor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floor-vs-flyer)
- **fleet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fleet-vs-flyer)
- **fewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fewer-vs-flyer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`fflyer`, `fleyr`, `fllyer`, `flyerr`, `flyre`, `flyyer`, `fyler`, `lfyer`

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