Which to use
“sitter” and “sitters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,100
- “sitter” frequency rank
- #40,449
- “sitters” frequency rank
- 63549
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sitter | sitters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait. | plural of sitter |
Where the eye mixes sitter and sitters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sitter and sitters
A purely visual mix-up. sitter (/ˈsɪtə/) 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 extra letter(s) - “sitter” sits inside “sitters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sitter is recorded at frequency rank #23,100, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɪtə/. 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 63549, this pair ranks #82,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sitter vs sitters
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "sitter": -. Private to "sitters": -.
"sitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sitters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sitter" and "sitters" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sitter" or "sitters"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sitter" and "sitters" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sitter" 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 #82,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sitter" 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 #82,350 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.