# tractor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹæktə/ · frequency rank #9,973

## Definitions
1. A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
2. A movable coop without a floor to allow for free ranging.
3. A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
4. Any piece of machinery that pulls something.
5. An aeroplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.
6. A British Rail Class 37 locomotive.
7. A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.

## Etymology
Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.

## Easily confused with
- **traitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tractor-vs-traitor)
- **trainor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tractor-vs-trainor)
- **tract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tract-vs-tractor)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracer-vs-tractor)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tracker-vs-tractor)
- **traction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/traction-vs-tractor)

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtactor`, `tarctor`, `tracctor`, `tracotr`, `tractorr`, `tractro`, `tracttor`, `tratcor`, `trcator`, `trractor`, `ttractor`

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