# launcher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɔːntʃ.ə/ · frequency rank #17,884

## Definitions
1. One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
2. An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs.

## Etymology
From launch + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **lunches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/launcher-vs-lunches)
- **launder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/launcher-vs-launder)
- **launch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/launch-vs-launcher)
- **lancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lancer-vs-launcher)
- **launched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/launched-vs-launcher)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aluncher`, `lanucher`, `laucnher`, `launccher`, `launcehr`, `launcherr`, `launchher`, `launchre`, `launhcer`, `launncher`, `llauncher`, `luancher`

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