Which to use
“sitter” is a noun and “stutter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,100
- “sitter” frequency rank
- #30,991
- “stutter” frequency rank
- 54091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sitter | stutter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Someone who sits, e.g. for a portrait. | To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds. |
Where the eye mixes sitter and stutter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sitter and stutter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sitter is /ˈsɪtə/ while stutter is /ˈstʌtɚ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54091, 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/. stutter is at rank #30,991, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈstʌtɚ/.
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 54091, this pair ranks #143,770 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sitter vs stutter
Shared letters: erst. Private to "sitter": i. Private to "stutter": u.
"sitter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "stutter" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sitter" for "stutter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sitter" or "stutter"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sitter" and "stutter" 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 "stutter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,770 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sitter" and "stutter" 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 #143,770 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.