Which to use
“shipper” and “supper” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,720
- “shipper” frequency rank
- #10,618
- “supper” frequency rank
- 39338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shipper | supper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A seaman; mariner; skipper. | Food consumed before going to bed. |
Where the eye mixes shipper and supper
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between shipper and supper
A purely visual mix-up. shipper (/ˈʃɪp.ə(ɹ)/) and supper (/ˈsʌpə/) 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 39338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shipper is recorded at frequency rank #28,720, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃɪp.ə(ɹ)/. supper is at rank #10,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsʌpə/.
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 39338, this pair ranks #277,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shipper vs supper
Shared letters: eprs. Private to "shipper": hi. Private to "supper": u.
"shipper" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "supper" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shipper" for "supper" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shipper" vs "supper" - which ranks higher?
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 "shipper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,623 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shipper" and "supper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shaper vs shipper". 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 #277,623 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.