# respirator

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,344

## Definitions
1. A device to assist breathing.
2. A device to assist breathing.

## Etymology
From respirate + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **respiratory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respirator-vs-respiratory)
- **respiration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respiration-vs-respirator)

## Common misspellings (15)
`erspirator`, `repsirator`, `resiprator`, `respiartor`, `respiraotr`, `respiratorr`, `respiratro`, `respirattor`, `respirrator`, `respirtaor`, `resppirator`, `respriator`, `resspirator`, `rrespirator`, `rsepirator`

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