Which to use
“walks” and “wilds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,203
- “walks” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- 37291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | walks | wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of walk | plural of wild |
Letter map: walks vs wilds
Shared letters muted; letters that set walks and wilds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
walks and wilds are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37291, 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/. 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 37291, this pair ranks #295,844 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of walks vs wilds
Shared letters: lsw. Private to "walks": ak. Private to "wilds": di.
"walks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC