Which to use
“walks” is a noun and “Walsh” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,203
- “walks” frequency rank
- #9,006
- “Walsh” frequency rank
- 13209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walks | Walsh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of walk | An Irish surname from English. |
Letter map: walks vs Walsh
Shared letters muted; letters that set walks and Walsh apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: walks is anoun and Walshaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
walks is recorded at frequency rank #4,203, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɔːks/. Walsh is at rank #9,006, tagged as aname.
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 13209, this pair ranks #477,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of walks vs Walsh
Shared letters: alsw. Private to "walks": k. Private to "Walsh": h.
"walks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Walsh" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC