# freighter

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/ · frequency rank #27,153

## Definitions
1. One who loads a ship.
2. One who charters and loads a ship.
3. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
4. One for whom freight is transported.
5. A ship used mainly to carry freight.
6. An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.

## Etymology
From freight + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **frighten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freighter-vs-frighten)
- **fighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fighter-vs-freighter)
- **freight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freight-vs-freighter)
- **firefighter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firefighter-vs-freighter)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ferighter`, `ffreighter`, `fregihter`, `freigghter`, `freighetr`, `freighhter`, `freighterr`, `freightre`, `freightter`, `freigther`, `freihgter`, `frieghter`, `frreighter`, `rfeighter`

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