# recruit vs recruiter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### recruit
*noun · IPA /ɹɪˈkɹut/ · frequency rank #8,476*
A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.

### recruiter
*noun · IPA /ɹəˈkɹutəɹ/ · frequency rank #20,751*
Agent noun of recruit; one who recruits, particularly one employed to recruit others.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recruit-vs-recruiter