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“wilted” and “wired” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,423
- “wilted” frequency rank
- #9,696
- “wired” frequency rank
- 57119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilted | wired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drooping, typically due to lack of water. | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires. |
Letter map: wilted vs wired
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilted and wired apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. wilted runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against wired's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - wilted / wired
wilted and wired 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 57119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilted is recorded at frequency rank #47,423, classified as anadj. wired is at rank #9,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced /waɪəd/.
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 57119, this pair ranks #121,482 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wilted vs wired
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "wilted": lt. Private to "wired": r.
"wilted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wilted" and "wired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wilted" or "wired"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "wilted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,482 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilted" and "wired" 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 #121,482 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.