Which to use
“wald” is a verb and “wilds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,013
- “wald” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- 77101
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wald | wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To govern; inherit. | plural of wild |
Letter map: wald vs wilds
Shared letters muted; letters that set wald and wilds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wald runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wilds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wald and wilds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wald is averb and wildsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wald is recorded at frequency rank #44,013, classified as averb, pronounced /wɔːld/. wilds is at rank #33,088, tagged as anoun.
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 77101, this pair ranks #28,203 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wald vs wilds
Shared letters: dlw. Private to "wald": a. Private to "wilds": is.
"wald" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wald" and "wilds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wald" vs "wilds" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "wald" and "wilds". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "wald" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,203 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wald" and "wilds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wald vs wawa". 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 #28,203 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.