Which to use
“seeker” and “seekers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,026
- “seeker” frequency rank
- #12,679
- “seekers” frequency rank
- 29705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seeker | seekers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One who seeks. | plural of seeker |
Where the eye mixes seeker and seekers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: seeker vs seekers
A purely visual mix-up. seeker (/ˈsiːkə/) and seekers (/ˈsikɚz/) 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) - “seeker” sits inside “seekers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seeker is recorded at frequency rank #17,026, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsiːkə/. seekers is at rank #12,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsikɚz/.
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 29705, this pair ranks #360,718 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seeker vs seekers
Shared letters: ekrs. Private to "seeker": -. Private to "seekers": -.
"seeker" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "seekers" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "seeker" and "seekers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seeker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seekers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,718 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seeker" and "seekers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Seager vs seeker". 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 #360,718 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.