# raptor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹæptɚ/ · frequency rank #23,963

## Definitions
1. A bird of prey.
2. One who ravishes or plunders.

## Etymology
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).

## Easily confused with
- **razor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-razor)
- **rotor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-rotor)
- **rector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-rector)
- **raster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-raster)
- **reactor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-reactor)
- **realtor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-realtor)
- **rapture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-rapture)
- **rapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapper-vs-raptor)
- **rapier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapier-vs-raptor)
- **rafter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-raptor)
- **rapport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapport-vs-raptor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arptor`, `rapotr`, `rapptor`, `raptorr`, `raptro`, `rapttor`, `ratpor`, `rpator`, `rraptor`

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