Which to use
“walks” and “wares” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,203
- “walks” frequency rank
- #23,152
- “wares” frequency rank
- 27355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walks | wares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of walk | plural of ware |
Where the eye mixes walks and wares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. walks (/wɔːks/) and wares (/wɛəz/) 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 27355, 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/. wares is at rank #23,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɛəz/.
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 27355, this pair ranks #379,582 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of walks vs wares
Shared letters: asw. Private to "walks": kl. Private to "wares": er.
"walks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC