# respiratory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈspɪ.ɹət.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #9,524

## Definitions
1. Relating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin respīrātōrius, equal to respire + -atory.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`erspiratory`, `repsiratory`, `resipratory`, `respiartory`, `respiraotry`, `respiratorry`, `respiratoryy`, `respiratoyr`, `respiratroy`, `respirattory`, `respirratory`, `respirtaory`, `resppiratory`, `respriatory`, `resspiratory`, `rrespiratory`, `rsepiratory`

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