Which to use
“wide” and “wildes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,128
- “wide” frequency rank
- #16,051
- “wildes” frequency rank
- 36179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wide | wildes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von großer Ausdehnung | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes wide and wildes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wide vs wildes
A purely visual mix-up. wide ([waɪd]) and wildes ([ˈvɪldəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36179, 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]. wildes is at rank #16,051, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldəs].
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 36179, this pair ranks #1,622,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wide vs wildes
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "wide": -. Private to "wildes": ls.
"wide" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "wildes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wide" and "wildes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wide" vs "wildes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wildes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,037 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wide" and "wildes" 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 #1,622,037 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.