Which to use
“Wild” and “wurd” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,629
- “Wild” frequency rank
- #25,845
- “wurd” frequency rank
- 28474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wild | wurd |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit freilebender, jagdbarer Tiere | kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache; Wort |
Where the eye mixes Wild and wurd
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Wild ([vɪlt]) and wurd ([vøt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28474, 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]. wurd is at rank #25,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced [vøt].
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 28474, this pair ranks #1,784,133 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wild vs wurd
Shared letters: dw. Private to "Wild": il. Private to "wurd": ru.
"Wild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wurd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC