Which to use
“Weld” is a name and “wilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,994
- “Weld” frequency rank
- #21,980
- “wilt” frequency rank
- 40974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weld | wilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Old English possibly deriving from the Old English word for woodland. The family is mainly located in the Southern regions of England. | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
Letter map: Weld vs wilt
Shared letters muted; letters that set Weld and wilt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Weld / wilt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Weld is aname and wiltaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weld is recorded at frequency rank #18,994, classified as aname. wilt is at rank #21,980, tagged as averb, pronounced /wɪlt/.
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 40974, this pair ranks #262,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Weld vs wilt
Shared letters: lw. Private to "Weld": de. Private to "wilt": it.
"Weld" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Weld" and "wilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Weld" or "wilt"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Weld" and "wilt".
- Full dictionary entry for "Weld" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,690 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weld" and "wilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilt vs wilted". 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 #262,690 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.