Which to use
“works” and “world” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,219
- “works” frequency rank
- #2,374
- “world” frequency rank
- 24593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | works | world |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs work | kein Plural: der Planet Erde |
Where the eye mixes works and world
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses works with world
A purely visual mix-up. works ([wɜːks]) and world ([wɜː(ɹ)ld]) 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 24593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
works is recorded at frequency rank #22,219, classified as anoun, pronounced [wɜːks]. world is at rank #2,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced [wɜː(ɹ)ld].
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 24593, this pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of works vs world
Shared letters: orw. Private to "works": ks. Private to "world": dl.
"works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "world" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "works" and "world" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "works" vs "world" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "works" and "world" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "works" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "world" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "works" and "world" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Werds vs works". 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 #1,845,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.