widvswithWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“wid” and “with” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,993
“wid” frequency rank
#14
“with” frequency rank
43007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wid with
Definition Pronunciation spelling of with. Against.

Where the eye mixes wid and with

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
wid
4 ch
with

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. wid (/wɪd/) and with (/wɪð/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43007, 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/. with is at rank #14, tagged as aprep, pronounced /wɪð/.

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 43007, this pair ranks #244,093 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wid vs with

Shared letters: iw. Private to "wid": d. Private to "with": ht.

"wid" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "with" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • withiwth · wiht · withh · witth · wtih · wwith

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wid" and "with" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/wɪd/ versus /wɪð/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "wid" or "with"?
"with" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14 in our English list, against #42,993 for "wid". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list