Which to use
“adjusted” is an adjective and “adjuster” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,931
- “adjusted” frequency rank
- #42,511
- “adjuster” frequency rank
- 48442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adjusted | adjuster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Which has been compensated in order to avoid bias. | One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim. |
Letter map: adjusted vs adjuster
Shared letters muted; letters that set adjusted and adjuster apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - adjusted and adjuster
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adjusted is anadjective and adjusteranoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “adjusted” becomes r in “adjuster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adjusted is recorded at frequency rank #5,931, classified as anadj, pronounced /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪd/. 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 48442, this pair ranks #193,027 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adjusted vs adjuster
Shared letters: adejstu. Private to "adjusted": -. Private to "adjuster": r.
"adjusted" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "adjuster" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adjusted" and "adjuster" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "adjusted" vs "adjuster" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "adjusted" vs "adjuster" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "adjusted" 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 #193,027 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adjusted" 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 #193,027 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.