Which to use
“Wilcox” and “Wilmot” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,016
- “Wilcox” frequency rank
- #46,268
- “Wilmot” frequency rank
- 66284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wilcox | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | A surname originating as a patronymic. |
Letter map: Wilcox vs Wilmot
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wilcox and Wilmot apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Wilcox and Wilmot follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: Wilcox and Wilmot
Wilcox and Wilmot are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wilcox is recorded at frequency rank #20,016, classified as aname. Wilmot is at rank #46,268, tagged as aname.
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 66284, this pair ranks #68,712 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wilcox vs Wilmot
Shared letters: ilow. Private to "Wilcox": cx. Private to "Wilmot": mt.
"Wilcox" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Wilmot" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Wilcox" vs "Wilmot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "Wilcox" and "Wilmot". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wilcox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wilmot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,712 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wilcox" and "Wilmot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wilmer vs Wilmot". 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 #68,712 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.