Which to use
“wilder” is an adjective and “wilds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,830
- “wilder” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- 49918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilder | wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comparative form of wild: more wild | plural of wild |
Letter map: wilder vs wilds
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilder and wilds apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. wilder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wilds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - wilder and wilds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wilder is anadjective and wildsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilder is recorded at frequency rank #16,830, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/. wilds is at rank #33,088, tagged as anoun.
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 49918, this pair ranks #179,069 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wilder vs wilds
Shared letters: dilw. Private to "wilder": er. Private to "wilds": s.
"wilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wilder" and "wilds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wilder" vs "wilds" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "wilder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wilds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,069 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilder" and "wilds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilds vs wile". 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 #179,069 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.