Which to use
“wid” is a preposition and “wilds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,993
- “wid” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- 76081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wid | wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronunciation spelling of with. | plural of wild |
Letter map: wid vs wilds
Shared letters muted; letters that set wid and wilds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. wid runs 3 letters (CVC) against wilds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wid and wilds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wid is apreposition and wildsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76081, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wid is recorded at frequency rank #42,993, classified as aprep, pronounced /wɪd/. wilds is at rank #33,088, tagged as anoun.
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 76081, this pair ranks #31,129 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wid vs wilds
Shared letters: diw. Private to "wid": -. Private to "wilds": ls.
"wid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilds ← iwlds · widls · wildds · wildss · willds · wilsd · wlids · wwilds
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wid" and "wilds" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wid" or "wilds"?
After this comparison
Pair "wid" vs "wilds" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,129 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wid" and "wilds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wid vs WYO". 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 #31,129 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.