Definitions
- Describing the sound of someone speaking in a rapid and unclear manner. - Referring to the act of speaking with difficulty or hesitation due to strong emotions such as anger or frustration. - Talking about the sound made by an engine or machine when it is not running smoothly.
- Referring to the act of speaking with difficulty or hesitation due to nervousness or lack of confidence. - Describing the repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables while speaking. - Talking about the speech pattern of someone who has a stutter or stammering disorder.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve difficulty in speaking.
- 2Both can be caused by strong emotions or nervousness.
- 3Both can affect communication and make it harder to understand the speaker.
- 4Both can be associated with speech disorders or impediments.
- 5Both may require patience and understanding from the listener.
What is the difference?
- 1Cause: Spluttering is often caused by strong emotions or mechanical issues, while stammering is usually caused by nervousness or lack of confidence.
- 2Sound: Spluttering refers to a rapid and unclear way of speaking, while stammering involves repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables.
- 3Frequency: Spluttering may occur intermittently, while stammering is often a consistent speech pattern.
- 4Severity: Stammering can be a more severe speech disorder than spluttering.
- 5Age of onset: Stammering often begins in childhood, while spluttering can occur at any age.
Remember this!
Spluttered and stammered are both synonyms for having difficulty speaking. However, the difference between them lies in their cause, sound, frequency, severity, and age of onset. Spluttering is often caused by strong emotions or mechanical issues and involves rapid and unclear speech, while stammering is usually caused by nervousness or lack of confidence and involves repetition or prolongation of sounds or syllables.
