# realtor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹi(ə)l.təɹ/ · frequency rank #21,042

## Definitions
1. A person or business that sells or leases out real estate, acting as an agent for the property owner.

## Etymology
From real (in real estate) and -or. Coined by Charles N. Chadbourn in 1916, on the model of Latin agent nouns ending in -tor (such as actor, creator), to refer to real-estate professionals who are members of the National Association of Realtors, a trade association in the United States. Equivalent to realt(y) + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **realty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realtor-vs-realty)
- **rector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realtor-vs-rector)
- **rialto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/realtor-vs-rialto)
- **raptor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raptor-vs-realtor)
- **reactor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reactor-vs-realtor)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eraltor`, `raeltor`, `realltor`, `realotr`, `realtorr`, `realtro`, `realttor`, `reatlor`, `relator`, `rrealtor`

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