# rower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #25,193

## Definitions
1. One who rows.
2. A rowing machine.

## Etymology
From Middle English rower, rowere, roware, equivalent to row + -er. Cognate with Dutch roeier (“rower”), Danish roer (“rower”), Norwegian roer (“rower”). Compare also Old English rōwend (“rower”).

## Easily confused with
- **rows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rower-vs-rows)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rower-vs-ruler)
- **ryder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rower-vs-ryder)
- **Rowley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rower-vs-rowley)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/row-vs-rower)
- **roe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roe-vs-rower)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rose-vs-rower)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rome-vs-rower)
- **rope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rope-vs-rower)
- **rode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rode-vs-rower)
- **roar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roar-vs-rower)
- **robe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robe-vs-rower)
- **Rowe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rowe-vs-rower)
- **rote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rote-vs-rower)
- **rove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rove-vs-rower)
- **river** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/river-vs-rower)
- **refer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refer-vs-rower)
- **roles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roles-vs-rower)
- **roger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-rower)
- **rider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rower)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orwer`, `roewr`, `rowerr`, `rowre`, `rowwer`, `rrower`, `rwoer`

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