Which to use
“weeks” is a noun and “weep” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #669
- “weeks” frequency rank
- #17,992
- “weep” frequency rank
- 18661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weeks | weep |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of week | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy. |
Where the eye mixes weeks and weep
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between weeks and weep
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weeks is /wiːks/ while weep is /wiːp/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weeks is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced /wiːks/. weep is at rank #17,992, tagged as averb, pronounced /wiːp/.
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 18661, this pair ranks #443,369 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weeks vs weep
Shared letters: ew. Private to "weeks": ks. Private to "weep": p.
"weeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "weep" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weeks" for "weep" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "weeks" or "weep" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weeks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weep" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #443,369 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weeks" and "weep" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weep vs werk". 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 #443,369 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.