Which to use
“weeks” and “wells” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #669
- “weeks” frequency rank
- #4,727
- “wells” frequency rank
- 5396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weeks | wells |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of week | plural of well |
Where the eye mixes weeks and wells
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weeks vs wells
A purely visual mix-up. weeks (/wiːks/) 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 5396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weeks is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced /wiːks/. 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 5396, this pair ranks #515,498 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weeks vs wells
Shared letters: esw. Private to "weeks": k. Private to "wells": l.
"weeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "wells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weeks" and "wells" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "weeks" or "wells" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "wells" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,498 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weeks" and "wells" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wells vs Willi". 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 #515,498 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.