Which to use
“werk” is a verb and “wor” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,860
- “werk” frequency rank
- #36,016
- “wor” frequency rank
- 82876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | werk | wor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of work. | Our. |
Letter map: werk vs wor
Shared letters muted; letters that set werk and wor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. werk runs 4 letters (CVCC) against wor's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - werk and wor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: werk is averb and woradeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
werk is recorded at frequency rank #46,860, classified as averb. wor is at rank #36,016, tagged as adet, pronounced /wɔː/.
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 82876, this pair ranks #14,907 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of werk vs wor
Shared letters: rw. Private to "werk": ek. Private to "wor": o.
"werk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- werk ← ewrk · wekr · werkk · werrk · wrek · wwerk
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "werk" and "wor" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "werk" vs "wor" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "werk" and "wor". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "werk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,907 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "werk" and "wor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wea 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 #14,907 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.