Which to use
“wildest” is an adjective and “wilds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,424
- “wildest” frequency rank
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- 54512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wildest | wilds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | superlative form of wild: most wild | plural of wild |
Letter map: wildest vs wilds
Shared letters muted; letters that set wildest and wilds apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. wildest runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against wilds's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: wildest vs wilds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wildest is anadjective and wildsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wildest is recorded at frequency rank #21,424, classified as anadj. 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 54512, this pair ranks #140,524 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wildest vs wilds
Shared letters: dilsw. Private to "wildest": et. Private to "wilds": -.
"wildest" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wildest" for "wilds" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wildest" vs "wilds" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wildest" and "wilds".
- Full dictionary entry for "wildest" 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 #140,524 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wildest" 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 #140,524 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.