suitor

/ˈsutɚ/

//ˈsutɚ// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"suitor" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suitor” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,852. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,852
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suitor · suitor · English

suitor · rank #29,852 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,852
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH subculture

Nearest frequency peer: subculture (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “suitor”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “suitor” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suitor vs suits
67% similar
suitor vs Sutton
50% similar
suitor vs Sutter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suitor
PropertyValue
Headwordsuitor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsutɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#29,852
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suitor”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).suitorlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “subculture” (#29,850), “supposing” (#29,854), “stupidly” (#29,849). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suitor” is #29,852. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around suitor (IPA /ˈsutɚ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,852 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suitor, with forms such as "siutor", "ssuitor", and "suiotr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "suits", "Sutton", "Sutter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”). The correct English form is suitor, spelled S-U-I-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
  2. 2
    A person or organization that expresses an interest in working with, or taking over, another.
  3. 3
    A party to a suit or litigation.
  4. 4
    One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how suitor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. (Notice that "Lysias" begins from the realistic assumption that an attractive young man with many suitors will "gratify" one of them, the only question being which. Rightly or wrongly, he treats the question, "Shall I at all?" as already resolved.)
  2. […] and Mortimer asserted he had no shortage of suitors ready, willing, and able to make acquisition loans […]

Etymology

From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”).

This word in other languages

pretendiente(Español)plaideur(Français)Freier(Deutsch)litigante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siutor
  • ssuitor
  • suiotr
  • suitorr
  • suitro
  • suittor
  • sutior
  • usitor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suitor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

siutor2ssuitor1suiotr2suitorr1suitro2suittor1sutior2usitor2
Edit distance from "suitor"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suitor"?
"suitor" is spelled S-U-I-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsutɚ/.
What does "suitor" mean?
As a noun, "suitor" means: One who pursues someone, especially a woman, for a romantic relationship or marriage; a wooer; one who falls in love with or courts someone.
What words are commonly confused with "suitor"?
"suitor" is commonly confused with "suits", "Sutton", "Sutter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suitor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suitor" is /ˈsutɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "suitor"?
From Middle English sutour, from Anglo-Norman suytour, seuter, from Late Latin secutor (“follower, pursuer”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suitor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

snooze#29,842tranny#29,866Schwab#29,829unduly#29,875

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

tarts8 variantsSindh8 variantsrecoup8 variantspunks8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list