# hater

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈheɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #24,183

## Definitions
1. One who hates.
2. One who expresses unfounded or inappropriate hatred or dislike, particularly if motivated by envy.

## Etymology
From Middle English hatere, equivalent to hate + -er. Compare Old English hetend, hettend (“enemy”, literally “hater”). Cognate with Dutch hater (“hater”), German Hasser, Hässer (“hater”), Danish hader (“hater”), Swedish hatare (“hater”), Icelandic hatari (“hater”).

## Easily confused with
- **her** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-her)
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-have)
- **hats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hats)
- **hath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hath)
- **haze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-haze)
- **haye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-haye)
- **hotel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hotel)
- **hates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hates)
- **haven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-haven)
- **homer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-homer)
- **Hayes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hayes)
- **hazel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hazel)
- **hover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hover)
- **haute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-haute)
- **haves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-haves)
- **Huber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-huber)
- **hoyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hoyer)
- **Hawes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hawes)
- **hiker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hiker)
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hunter)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ahter`, `haetr`, `haterr`, `hatre`, `hhater`, `htaer`

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