Sutter
/ˈsʌtɚ/
"sutter" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sutter” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #26,274 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #26,274
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An occupational surname from Swiss German.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sutter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈsʌtɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sutter” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Sutter is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsʌtɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,274 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sutter, with forms such as "ssutter", "stuter", and "suter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sutton", "super", "suite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Suter. The correct English form is Sutter, spelled S-U-T-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1An occupational surname from Swiss German.
- 2A census-designated place in Sutter County, California, United States.
Etymology
Variant of Suter.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ssutter,stuter,suter,sutetr,sutterr,suttre,ustter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sutter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Sutter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-U-T-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsʌtɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Sutton” - see the side-by-side comparison. Sutter vs Sutton
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.