Which to use
“sifted” is an adjective and “sister” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,049
- “sifted” frequency rank
- #1,207
- “sister” frequency rank
- 50256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sifted | sister |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having undergone sifting. | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. |
Letter map: sifted vs sister
Shared letters muted; letters that set sifted and sister apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sifted and sister follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - sifted and sister
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sifted is anadjective and sisteranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sifted is recorded at frequency rank #49,049, classified as anadj. sister is at rank #1,207, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/.
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 50256, this pair ranks #175,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sifted vs sister
Shared letters: eist. Private to "sifted": df. Private to "sister": r.
"sifted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sifted" for "sister" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "sifted" or "sister" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sifted" and "sister".
- Full dictionary entry for "sifted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sister" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,929 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sifted" and "sister" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs stilted". 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 #175,929 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.