# generator

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʒɛnəɹeɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,794

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
2. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
3. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
4. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
5. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
6. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
7. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
8. A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.

## Etymology
From Latin, from past participle of genero (“beget, father”), equivalent to generate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **generate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generate-vs-generator)
- **generation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/generation-vs-generator)

## Common misspellings (13)
`egnerator`, `geenrator`, `geneartor`, `generaotr`, `generatorr`, `generatro`, `generattor`, `generrator`, `genertaor`, `gennerator`, `genreator`, `ggenerator`, `gneerator`

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