# seer vs sleet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### seer
*noun · IPA /sɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,713*
One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

### sleet
*noun · IPA /sliːt/ · frequency rank #35,939*
Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.

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