# splinter vs splitter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### splinter
*noun · IPA /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #20,231*
A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.

### 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.
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