# reefer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹiːfɚ/ · frequency rank #43,875

## Definitions
1. Someone who reefs sails, especially a midshipman.
2. A reefer jacket; a close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.

## Etymology
From reef + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **refer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-refer)
- **Reese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-reese)
- **reeve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-reeve)
- **render** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-render)
- **Reeves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-reeves)
- **Reiner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-reiner)
- **renter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reefer-vs-renter)
- **reef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reef-vs-reefer)
- **Reece** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reece-vs-reefer)
- **reader** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reader-vs-reefer)
- **reaper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reaper-vs-reefer)
- **Redfern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redfern-vs-reefer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erefer`, `reeefr`, `reeferr`, `reeffer`, `reefre`, `refeer`, `rreefer`

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