Which to use
“Wilde” is a name and “wilted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,623
- “Wilde” frequency rank
- #47,423
- “wilted” frequency rank
- 64046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wilde | wilted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Middle English. | Drooping, typically due to lack of water. |
Letter map: Wilde vs wilted
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wilde and wilted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Wilde runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against wilted's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Wilde and wilted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Wilde is aname and wiltedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wilde is recorded at frequency rank #16,623, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈwaɪld/. wilted is at rank #47,423, tagged as anadj.
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 64046, this pair ranks #79,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wilde vs wilted
Shared letters: deilw. Private to "Wilde": -. Private to "wilted": t.
"Wilde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "wilted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wilde" for "wilted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wilde" vs "wilted" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Wilde" vs "wilted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wilde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,737 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wilde" and "wilted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Willey vs wilted". 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 #79,737 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.