Which to use
“caster” and “caters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,312
- “caster” frequency rank
- #25,701
- “caters” frequency rank
- 51013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caster | caters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone or something that casts. | bell changes rung on nine bells |
Letter map: caster vs caters
Shared letters muted; letters that set caster and caters apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on caster vs caters
caster and caters are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51013, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caster is recorded at frequency rank #25,312, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkɑːstə(ɹ)/. caters is at rank #25,701, 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 51013, this pair ranks #169,144 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of caster vs caters
Shared letters: acerst. Private to "caster": -. Private to "caters": -.
"caster" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "caters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "caster" for "caters" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "caster" or "caters" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "caster" and "caters".
- Full dictionary entry for "caster" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "caters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,144 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caster" and "caters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "captor vs caster". 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 #169,144 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.