Which to use
“singers” and “sisters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,538
- “singers” frequency rank
- #3,453
- “sisters” frequency rank
- 12991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singers | sisters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of singer (“person who sings”) | plural of sister |
Where the eye mixes singers and sisters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses singers with sisters
A purely visual mix-up. singers (/ˈsɪŋɚz/) and sisters (/ˈsɪstəz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singers is recorded at frequency rank #9,538, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪŋɚz/. sisters is at rank #3,453, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪstəz/.
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 12991, this pair ranks #478,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of singers vs sisters
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "singers": gn. Private to "sisters": t.
"singers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sisters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singers" for "sisters" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "singers" or "sisters" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "singers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sisters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #478,345 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singers" and "sisters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "singers vs sinker". 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 #478,345 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.