# seater

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsitɚ/ · frequency rank #25,567

## Definitions
1. A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity.
2. Agent noun of seat: one who seats.

## Etymology
From seat + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).

## Easily confused with
- **seer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-seer)
- **state** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-state)
- **seats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-seats)
- **slate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-slate)
- **skate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-skate)
- **sewer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-sewer)
- **sever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-sever)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-spate)
- **states** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-states)
- **sister** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-sister)
- **senate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-senate)
- **stated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-stated)
- **sector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-sector)
- **server** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-server)
- **seller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-seller)
- **slater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-slater)
- **slayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-slayer)
- **slated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-slated)
- **seeker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-seeker)
- **skater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seater-vs-skater)

## Common misspellings (7)
`saeter`, `seaetr`, `seaterr`, `seatre`, `seatter`, `setaer`, `sseater`

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