# hatter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhætə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #37,963

## Definitions
1. A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.
2. A person who lives alone in the bush.
3. A miner who works by himself.

## Etymology
From Middle English hatter; equivalent to hat + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **haute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-haute)
- **hunter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hunter)
- **Hitler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hitler)
- **hotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hotter)
- **heater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-heater)
- **hitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hitter)
- **Hester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hester)
- **Hauser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hauser)
- **Hattie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hattie)
- **Hatton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hatton)
- **hawker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hawker)
- **hither** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-hither)
- **heather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatter-vs-heather)
- **hate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hate-vs-hatter)
- **hated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hated-vs-hatter)
- **hates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hates-vs-hatter)
- **haste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haste-vs-hatter)
- **hater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hater-vs-hatter)
- **Hamer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamer-vs-hatter)
- **Haber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haber-vs-hatter)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ahtter`, `hatetr`, `hatterr`, `hattre`, `hhatter`, `htater`

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