Which to use
“interpreter” and “interpreters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,145
- “interpreter” frequency rank
- #25,801
- “interpreters” frequency rank
- 39946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | interpreter | interpreters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something for another, particularly | plural of interpreter |
Where the eye mixes interpreter and interpreters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: interpreter vs interpreters
A purely visual mix-up. interpreter (/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/) and interpreters (/ɪnˈtəːpɹɪtəz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “interpreter” sits inside “interpreters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
interpreter is recorded at frequency rank #14,145, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪ.tə/. interpreters is at rank #25,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɪnˈtəːpɹɪtəz/.
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 39946, this pair ranks #272,072 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of interpreter vs interpreters
Shared letters: einprt. Private to "interpreter": -. Private to "interpreters": s.
"interpreter" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC · "interpreters" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- interpreter ← inetrpreter · innterpreter · inteprreter · interperter · interppreter · interpreetr · interpreterr · interpretre
- interpreters ← inetrpreters · innterpreters · inteprreters · interperters · interppreters · interpreetrs · interpreterrs · interpreterss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "interpreter" for "interpreters" ever safe?
Frequency check: "interpreter" vs "interpreters" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "interpreter" and "interpreters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "interpreter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "interpreters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,072 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "interpreter" and "interpreters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "interpreted vs interpreters". 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 #272,072 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.