Which to use
“wealth” and “wraith” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,974
- “wealth” frequency rank
- #28,091
- “wraith” frequency rank
- 31065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wealth | wraith |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions. | A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death. |
Where the eye mixes wealth and wraith
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wealth with wraith
A purely visual mix-up. wealth (/wɛlθ/) and wraith (/ɹeɪθ/) 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 31065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wealth is recorded at frequency rank #2,974, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɛlθ/. wraith is at rank #28,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹeɪθ/.
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 31065, this pair ranks #349,299 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wealth vs wraith
Shared letters: ahtw. Private to "wealth": el. Private to "wraith": ir.
"wealth" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "wraith" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wealth" for "wraith" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wealth" or "wraith"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wealth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wraith" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,299 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wealth" and "wraith" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waite vs wraith". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #349,299 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.