# wider vs wilder

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wider
*adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪdɚ/ · frequency rank #4,813*
comparative form of wide: more wide

### wilder
*adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,830*
comparative form of wild: more wild

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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