Which to use
“adjuster” is a noun and “adjusts” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,511
- “adjuster” frequency rank
- #27,710
- “adjusts” frequency rank
- 70221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adjuster | adjusts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who adjusts something, especially the amount of compensation due in an insurance claim. | third-person singular simple present indicative of adjust |
Letter map: adjuster vs adjusts
Shared letters muted; letters that set adjuster and adjusts apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Grammar separator: adjuster vs adjusts
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: adjuster is anoun and adjustsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adjuster is recorded at frequency rank #42,511, classified as anoun. adjusts is at rank #27,710, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈd͡ʒʌsts/.
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 70221, this pair ranks #51,400 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adjuster vs adjusts
Shared letters: adjstu. Private to "adjuster": er. Private to "adjusts": -.
"adjuster" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "adjusts" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adjuster" for "adjusts" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "adjuster" or "adjusts" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "adjuster" and "adjusts".
- Full dictionary entry for "adjuster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adjusts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,400 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adjuster" and "adjusts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adjust vs adjuster". 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 #51,400 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.