# stutter

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈstʌtɚ/ · frequency rank #30,991

## Definitions
1. To speak (words) with a spasmodic repetition of vocal sounds.
2. To expel a gas with difficulty.

## Etymology
From Middle English stutten, stoten (“stutter”); cognate with Dutch stotteren (“stutter”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stutter-vs-sutter)
- **Sumter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stutter-vs-sumter)
- **sitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sitter-vs-stutter)
- **setter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/setter-vs-stutter)
- **starter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/starter-vs-stutter)
- **shutter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shutter-vs-stutter)
- **scatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scatter-vs-stutter)
- **shatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shatter-vs-stutter)
- **stunted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stunted-vs-stutter)
- **stunner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stunner-vs-stutter)
- **spotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spotter-vs-stutter)

## Common misspellings (8)
`sstutter`, `sttuter`, `sttutter`, `stutetr`, `stutterr`, `stuttre`, `suttter`, `tsutter`

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