# we'd vs well

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### we'd
*contraction · IPA /wiːd/ · frequency rank #3,403*
Contraction of we + had.

### well
*adverb · IPA /ˈwɛl/ · frequency rank #99*
Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/we-d-vs-well