# footer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʊtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,389

## Definitions
1. A footgoer; pedestrian
2. A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
3. Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
4. Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.

## Etymology
From Middle English footer, equivalent to foot + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **forte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-forte)
- **footy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-footy)
- **foyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-foyer)
- **former** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-former)
- **foster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-foster)
- **fowler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-fowler)
- **Forster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-forster)
- **footwear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footer-vs-footwear)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foot-vs-footer)
- **faster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faster-vs-footer)
- **flower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flower-vs-footer)
- **filter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/filter-vs-footer)
- **folder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folder-vs-footer)
- **fooled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fooled-vs-footer)
- **fodder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fodder-vs-footer)
- **footed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footed-vs-footer)
- **fatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fatter-vs-footer)
- **fitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitter-vs-footer)
- **falter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falter-vs-footer)
- **fester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fester-vs-footer)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffooter`, `fooetr`, `footerr`, `footre`, `footter`, `foter`, `fotoer`, `ofoter`

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