Which to use
“wid” is a preposition and “wilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,993
- “wid” frequency rank
- #21,980
- “wilt” frequency rank
- 64973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wid | wilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronunciation spelling of with. | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
Where the eye mixes wid and wilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wid runs 3 letters (CVC) against wilt's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wid vs wilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wid is /wɪd/ while wilt is /wɪlt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64973, 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/. 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 64973, this pair ranks #75,062 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wid vs wilt
Shared letters: iw. Private to "wid": d. Private to "wilt": lt.
"wid" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilt ← iwlt · willt · wiltt · witl · wlit · wwilt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wid" and "wilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "wid" or "wilt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wid" and "wilt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wid" 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 #75,062 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wid" and "wilt" 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 #75,062 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.