Which to use
“walks” and “wells” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,203
- “walks” frequency rank
- #4,727
- “wells” frequency rank
- 8930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walks | wells |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of walk | plural of well |
Where the eye mixes walks and wells
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. walks (/wɔːks/) and wells (/wɛlz/) 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 8930, 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/. wells is at rank #4,727, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɛlz/.
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 8930, this pair ranks #499,947 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of walks vs wells
Shared letters: lsw. Private to "walks": ak. Private to "wells": e.
"walks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC