Which to use
“pitted” is an adjective and “putter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,631
- “pitted” frequency rank
- #32,547
- “putter” frequency rank
- 56178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pitted | putter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a surface marked by pits; pockmarked or alveolate. | To be active, but not excessively busy, at a task or a series of tasks. |
Letter map: pitted vs putter
Shared letters muted; letters that set pitted and putter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pitted and putter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: pitted vs putter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pitted is anadjective and putteraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pitted is recorded at frequency rank #23,631, classified as anadj. putter is at rank #32,547, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈpʌtə(ɹ)/.
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 56178, this pair ranks #128,123 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pitted vs putter
Shared letters: ept. Private to "pitted": di. Private to "putter": ru.
"pitted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "putter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pitted" and "putter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pitted" vs "putter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "pitted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "putter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,123 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pitted" and "putter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pester vs putter". 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 #128,123 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.