Which to use
“weeks” and “works” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #669
- “weeks” frequency rank
- #522
- “works” frequency rank
- 1191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weeks | works |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of week | plural of work in its countable senses |
Where the eye mixes weeks and works
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: weeks vs works
A purely visual mix-up. weeks (/wiːks/) and works (/wɜːks/) 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 1191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weeks is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced /wiːks/. works is at rank #522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɜːks/.
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 1191, this pair ranks #527,910 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of weeks vs works
Shared letters: ksw. Private to "weeks": e. Private to "works": or.
"weeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "works" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weeks" and "works" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "weeks" vs "works" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weeks" and "works" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weeks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "works" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #527,910 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weeks" and "works" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wordy vs works". 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 #527,910 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.