# patter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæt.ə/ · frequency rank #38,547

## Definitions
1. A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or feet walking on a hard surface.

## Etymology
1610s, pat + -er (“frequentative (indicating repeated action)”), of (onomatopoeia) origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Peter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-peter)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-patty)
- **payer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-payer)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-poster)
- **potter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-potter)
- **porter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-porter)
- **Patton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-patton)
- **pitted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pitted)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-punter)
- **potted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-potted)
- **putter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-putter)
- **Platte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-platte)
- **pauper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pauper)
- **pewter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pewter)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pinter)
- **pester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pester)
- **pattern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pattern)
- **pottery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-pottery)
- **plaster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-plaster)
- **platter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patter-vs-platter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aptter`, `pater`, `patetr`, `patterr`, `pattre`, `ppatter`, `ptater`

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