Which to use
“wide” is an adjective and “Wild” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,128
- “wide” frequency rank
- #2,629
- “Wild” frequency rank
- 22757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wide | Wild |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von großer Ausdehnung | Gesamtheit freilebender, jagdbarer Tiere |
Where the eye mixes wide and Wild
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wide and Wild
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wide is [waɪd] while Wild is [vɪlt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wide is recorded at frequency rank #20,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [waɪd]. Wild is at rank #2,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vɪlt].
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 22757, this pair ranks #1,870,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wide vs Wild
Shared letters: diw. Private to "wide": e. Private to "Wild": l.
"wide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Wild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wide" for "Wild" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wide" or "Wild" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wide" and "Wild" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wild" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,870,162 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wide" and "Wild" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wide vs wig". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,870,162 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.