Which to use
“sisters” and “sitters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,453
- “sisters” frequency rank
- #40,449
- “sitters” frequency rank
- 43902
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sisters | sitters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of sister | plural of sitter |
Where the eye mixes sisters and sitters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sisters and sitters follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sisters and sitters
A purely visual mix-up. sisters (/ˈsɪstəz/) 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 a single letter - s in “sisters” becomes t in “sitters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43902, 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/. 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 43902, this pair ranks #235,589 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sisters vs sitters
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "sisters": -. Private to "sitters": -.
"sisters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "sitters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sisters" and "sitters" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sisters" vs "sitters" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sisters" and "sitters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sisters" 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 #235,589 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sisters" 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 #235,589 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.