Which to use
“adjust” is a verb and “adjuster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,320
- “adjust” frequency rank
- #42,511
- “adjuster” frequency rank
- 48831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adjust | adjuster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To modify. | One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim. |
Letter map: adjust vs adjuster
Shared letters muted; letters that set adjust and adjuster apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - adjust and adjuster
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adjust is averb and adjusteranoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “adjust” sits inside “adjuster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adjust is recorded at frequency rank #6,320, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈd͡ʒʌst/. adjuster is at rank #42,511, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48831, this pair ranks #189,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adjust vs adjuster
Shared letters: adjstu. Private to "adjust": -. Private to "adjuster": er.
"adjust" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "adjuster" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adjust" and "adjuster" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adjust" or "adjuster"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "adjust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adjuster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adjust" and "adjuster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adjuster vs adjusts". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #189,390 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.