WaltersvswatersWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Walters is a name, waters is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Walters” is a name and “waters” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,597
“Walters” frequency rank
#29,193
“waters” frequency rank
68790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Walters waters
Definition Nom de famille. Pluriel de water. Les toilettes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Walters and waters apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Walters
6 ch
waters

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Walters is aname and watersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68790, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Walters is recorded at frequency rank #39,597, classified as aname. waters is at rank #29,193, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wa.tɛʁ\.

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 68790, this pair ranks #57,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Walters vs waters

Shared letters: aerstw. Private to "Walters": l. Private to "waters": -.

"Walters" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "waters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Waltersawlters · waletrs · wallters · walterrs · walterss · waltesr · waltres · waltters
  • watersawters · waetrs · waterrs · waterss · watesr · watres · watters · wtaers

Frequency comparison

Walters#39,597
waters#29,193

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Walters" and "waters" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Walters" is a name and "waters" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Walters" or "waters"?
"waters" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,193 in our French list, against #39,597 for "Walters". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Walters vs waters

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Walters”; for a noun, it's “waters”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Walters” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list