# rutter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʌtə/ · frequency rank #47,313

## Definitions
1. A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch ruter, rutter, variants of ruiter, from Middle French routier (“mercenary soldier”), corresponding to route + ier; see rout.

## Easily confused with
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ruler-vs-rutter)
- **rather** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rather-vs-rutter)
- **rubber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rubber-vs-rutter)
- **runner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/runner-vs-rutter)
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roster-vs-rutter)
- **rotten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rotten-vs-rutter)
- **router** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/router-vs-rutter)
- **rudder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rudder-vs-rutter)
- **ritter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ritter-vs-rutter)
- **rusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rusher-vs-rutter)
- **renter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renter-vs-rutter)
- **raster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raster-vs-rutter)
- **rafter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafter-vs-rutter)
- **Rutgers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rutgers-vs-rutter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`rrutter`, `rtuter`, `ruter`, `rutetr`, `rutterr`, `ruttre`, `urtter`

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