Which to use
“sellers” and “settlers” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,094
- “sellers” frequency rank
- #10,445
- “settlers” frequency rank
- 19539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sellers | settlers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of seller | plural of settler |
Where the eye mixes sellers and settlers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sellers and settlers
A purely visual mix-up. sellers (/ˈsɛləz/) and settlers (/ˈsɛt.lɚz/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sellers is recorded at frequency rank #9,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛləz/. settlers is at rank #10,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛt.lɚz/.
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 19539, this pair ranks #437,475 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sellers vs settlers
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "sellers": -. Private to "settlers": t.
"sellers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "settlers" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sellers" and "settlers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "sellers" or "settlers" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sellers" and "settlers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sellers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "settlers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,475 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sellers" and "settlers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sealer vs sellers". 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 #437,475 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.