# rafter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɑːftə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #49,579

## Definitions
1. One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.
2. A flock of turkeys.

## Etymology
From Old English ræfter, of Germanic origin, related to the origin of raft.

## Easily confused with
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rate)
- **rates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rates)
- **refer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-refer)
- **rated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rated)
- **rarer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rarer)
- **razer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-razer)
- **rather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rather)
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-roster)
- **rapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rapper)
- **ranger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-ranger)
- **router** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-router)
- **raider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-raider)
- **raptor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-raptor)
- **ritter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-ritter)
- **raiser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-raiser)
- **Rainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rainer)
- **renter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-renter)
- **raster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-raster)
- **rutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rutter)
- **rapier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rapier)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arfter`, `rafetr`, `raffter`, `rafterr`, `raftre`, `raftter`, `ratfer`, `rfater`, `rrafter`

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