Which to use
“Wild” is a noun and “wilder” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,629
- “Wild” frequency rank
- #10,783
- “wilder” frequency rank
- 13412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wild | wilder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit freilebender, jagdbarer Tiere | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wild |
Where the eye mixes Wild and wilder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Wild and wilder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wild is [vɪlt] while wilder is [ˈvɪldɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Wild” sits inside “wilder”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wild is recorded at frequency rank #2,629, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɪlt]. wilder is at rank #10,783, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪldɐ].
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 13412, this pair ranks #1,958,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wild vs wilder
Shared letters: dilw. Private to "Wild": -. Private to "wilder": er.
"Wild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wild" and "wilder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wild" or "wilder"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Wild" and "wilder" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wild" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wild" and "wilder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilder vs Wimper". 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 #1,958,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.