Which to use
“sisters” and “sitter” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,453
- “sisters” frequency rank
- #23,100
- “sitter” frequency rank
- 26553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sisters | sitter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of sister | Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait. |
Where the eye mixes sisters and sitter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sisters runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against sitter's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sisters and sitter
A purely visual mix-up. sisters (/ˈsɪstəz/) and sitter (/ˈsɪtə/) 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 26553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sisters is recorded at frequency rank #3,453, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪstəz/. sitter is at rank #23,100, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪtə/.
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 26553, this pair ranks #385,839 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sisters vs sitter
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "sisters": -. Private to "sitter": -.
"sisters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sisters" and "sitter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sisters" or "sitter"?
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 "sisters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sitter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,839 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sisters" and "sitter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sifted vs sitter". 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 #385,839 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.