Which to use
“Wilkie” and “Wilkins” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,286
- “Wilkie” frequency rank
- #19,254
- “Wilkins” frequency rank
- 56540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wilkie | Wilkins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | A surname originating as a patronymic. |
Letter map: Wilkie vs Wilkins
Shared letters muted; letters that set Wilkie and Wilkins apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. Wilkie runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against Wilkins's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Wilkie vs Wilkins
Wilkie and Wilkins 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wilkie is recorded at frequency rank #37,286, classified as aname. Wilkins is at rank #19,254, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈwɪlkɪnz/.
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 56540, this pair ranks #125,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wilkie vs Wilkins
Shared letters: iklw. Private to "Wilkie": e. Private to "Wilkins": ns.
"Wilkie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Wilkins" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Wilkie" for "Wilkins" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Wilkie" vs "Wilkins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Wilkie" and "Wilkins".
- Full dictionary entry for "Wilkie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wilkins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,542 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wilkie" and "Wilkins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wile vs Wilkie". 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 #125,542 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.