Which to use
“seater” and “sister” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,567
- “seater” frequency rank
- #1,207
- “sister” frequency rank
- 26774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seater | sister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A vehicle or item of furniture that has a specified seating capacity. | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
Where the eye mixes seater and sister
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. seater (CVVCVC) and sister (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: seater vs sister
A purely visual mix-up. seater (/ˈsitɚ/) and sister (/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seater is recorded at frequency rank #25,567, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsitɚ/. sister is at rank #1,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪs.tə(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 26774, this pair ranks #384,182 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seater vs sister
Shared letters: erst. Private to "seater": a. Private to "sister": i.
"seater" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seater" for "sister" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seater" or "sister"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,182 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seater" and "sister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seager vs seater". 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 #384,182 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.