Which to use
“wilted” and “witted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,423
- “wilted” frequency rank
- #34,749
- “witted” frequency rank
- 82172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilted | witted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drooping, typically due to lack of water. | having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability) |
Letter map: wilted vs witted
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilted and witted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. wilted and witted follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - wilted / witted
wilted and witted 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 a single letter - l in “wilted” becomes t in “witted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilted is recorded at frequency rank #47,423, classified as anadj. witted is at rank #34,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈwɪtɪd/.
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 82172, this pair ranks #16,238 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wilted vs witted
Shared letters: deitw. Private to "wilted": l. Private to "witted": -.
"wilted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "witted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Pair "wilted" vs "witted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wilted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,238 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilted" and "witted" 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 #16,238 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.