# shutter vs sitter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shutter
*noun · IPA /ˈʃʌt.ə/ · frequency rank #15,507*
One who shuts or closes something.

### sitter
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪtə/ · frequency rank #23,100*
Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.

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