# propeller

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈpɛl.ə/ · frequency rank #18,930

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, propels.
2. A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
4. A spinnerbait.

## Etymology
From propel + -er.

## Common misspellings (12)
`porpeller`, `ppropeller`, `proepller`, `propelelr`, `propeler`, `propellerr`, `propellre`, `propleler`, `proppeller`, `prpoeller`, `prropeller`, `rpopeller`

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