Which to use
“Wiles” is a name and “wilted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,472
- “Wiles” frequency rank
- #47,423
- “wilted” frequency rank
- 88895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wiles | wilted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname transferred from the nickname. A patronymic form of Wile. | Drooping, typically due to lack of water. |
Letter map: Wiles vs wilted
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wiles and wilted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Wiles runs 5 letters (CVCVC) 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 - Wiles and wilted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Wiles is aname and wiltedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wiles is recorded at frequency rank #41,472, classified as aname. 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 88895, this pair ranks #5,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wiles vs wilted
Shared letters: eilw. Private to "Wiles": s. Private to "wilted": dt.
"Wiles" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "wilted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wiles" and "wilted" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Wiles" or "wilted"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Wiles" 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 #5,772 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wiles" 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 #5,772 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.