Which to use
“caterer” and “caters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,167
- “caterer” frequency rank
- #25,701
- “caters” frequency rank
- 65868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | caterer | caters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person employed to obtain and maintain the storage of provisions, especially food. | bell changes rung on nine bells |
Letter map: caterer vs caters
Shared letters muted; letters that set caterer and caters apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - caterer / caters
caterer 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
caterer is recorded at frequency rank #40,167, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkeɪtəɹɚ/. 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 65868, this pair ranks #70,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of caterer vs caters
Shared letters: acert. Private to "caterer": -. Private to "caters": s.
"caterer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "caters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "caterer" and "caters" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "caterer" vs "caters" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "caterer" vs "caters" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "caterer" 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 #70,677 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "caterer" and "caters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carer vs caterer". 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 #70,677 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.