# Rutgers vs rutter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Rutgers
*name · IPA /ˈrʌtɡərz/ · frequency rank #17,233*
An American surname from Dutch.

### rutter
*noun · IPA /ˈɹʌtə/ · frequency rank #47,313*
A horseman or cavalryman, especially a German one, associated with the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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