Which to use
“wilt” and “win” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,980
- “wilt” frequency rank
- #408
- “win” frequency rank
- 22388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilt | win |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). | To conquer, defeat. |
Where the eye mixes wilt and win
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wilt vs win
A purely visual mix-up. wilt (/wɪlt/) and win (/wɪn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22388, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilt is recorded at frequency rank #21,980, classified as averb, pronounced /wɪlt/. win is at rank #408, tagged as averb, pronounced /wɪn/.
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 22388, this pair ranks #416,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wilt vs win
Shared letters: iw. Private to "wilt": lt. Private to "win": n.
"wilt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "win" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wilt ← iwlt · willt · wiltt · witl · wlit · wwilt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wilt" for "win" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wilt" vs "win" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "win" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,955 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilt" and "win" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilt 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 #416,955 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.