# sitter vs splitter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sitter
*noun · IPA /ˈsɪtə/ · frequency rank #23,100*
Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.

### splitter
*noun · IPA /ˈsplɪtə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #33,856*
A person or a thing that splits.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sitter-vs-splitter