Which to use
“sister” and “sitters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,207
- “sister” frequency rank
- #40,449
- “sitters” frequency rank
- 41656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sister | sitters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling. | plural of sitter |
Where the eye mixes sister and sitters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sister runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against sitters's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sister vs sitters
A purely visual mix-up. sister (/ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/) and sitters (/ˈsɪtɚz/) 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 41656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sister is recorded at frequency rank #1,207, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪs.tə(ɹ)/. sitters is at rank #40,449, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪtɚz/.
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 41656, this pair ranks #256,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sister vs sitters
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "sister": -. Private to "sitters": -.
"sister" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sitters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sitters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sister" and "sitters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sitters vs Smithers". 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 #256,257 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.